CVE-2007-3948

N/A Unknown

Published: July 24, 2007 Modified: April 23, 2026

Description

connections.c in lighttpd before 1.4.16 might accept more connections than the configured maximum, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (failed assertion) via a large number of connection attempts.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://osvdb.org/38312

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/26130

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/26158

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/26505

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/31104

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200708-11.xml

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/changeset/1873

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/ticket/1216

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1609

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

http://osvdb.org/38312