CVE-2007-3946

N/A Unknown
Published: July 24, 2007 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

mod_auth (http_auth.c) in lighttpd before 1.4.16 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via unspecified vectors involving (1) a memory leak, (2) use of md5-sess without a cnonce, (3) base64 encoded strings, and (4) trailing whitespace in the Auth-Digest header.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://osvdb.org/38314
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://osvdb.org/38315
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://osvdb.org/38316
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://osvdb.org/38317
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/26130
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/26158
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26505
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/26593
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200708-11.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/browser/branches/lighttpd-1.4.x/NEWS?rev=1875
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/changeset/1875
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1362
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_15_sr.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/474131/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24967
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2585
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1550
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1554
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://osvdb.org/38314
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://osvdb.org/38315
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://osvdb.org/38316
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://osvdb.org/38317
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/26130
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/26158
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26505
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/26593
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200708-11.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/browser/branches/lighttpd-1.4.x/NEWS?rev=1875
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/changeset/1875
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1362
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_15_sr.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/474131/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24967
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2585
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1550
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1554
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

36 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
4.7%
89th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

lighttpd