CVE-2008-4298

N/A Unknown

Published: September 27, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026

Description

Memory leak in the http_request_parse function in request.c in lighttpd before 1.4.20 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large number of requests with duplicate request headers.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=238180

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00002.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/32069

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/32132

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/32480

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/32834

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/32972

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-04.xml

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/changeset/2305

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/ticket/1774

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0309

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0309

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1645

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.lighttpd.net/security/lighttpd_sa_2008_07.txt

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/26/5

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497932/100/0/threaded

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31434

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2741

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45471

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=238180