CVE-2010-0295

N/A Unknown
Published: February 03, 2010 Modified: April 29, 2026
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Description

lighttpd before 1.4.26, and 1.5.x, allocates a buffer for each read operation that occurs for a request, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by breaking a request into small pieces that are sent at a slow rate.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://blogs.sun.com/security/entry/cve_2010_0295_vulnerability_in
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://download.lighttpd.net/lighttpd/security/lighttpd-1.4.x_fix_slow_request_dos.patch
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://download.lighttpd.net/lighttpd/security/lighttpd-1.5_fix_slow_request_dos.patch
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://download.lighttpd.net/lighttpd/security/lighttpd_sa_2010_01.txt
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-May/041264.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-May/041296.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-May/041307.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00003.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://redmine.lighttpd.net/issues/2147
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://redmine.lighttpd.net/projects/lighttpd/repository/revisions/2710
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://redmine.lighttpd.net/projects/lighttpd/repository/revisions/2711
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/38403
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/39765
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201006-17.xml
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-1987
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/02/01/8
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38036
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0172
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/56038
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://blogs.sun.com/security/entry/cve_2010_0295_vulnerability_in
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://download.lighttpd.net/lighttpd/security/lighttpd-1.4.x_fix_slow_request_dos.patch
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://download.lighttpd.net/lighttpd/security/lighttpd-1.5_fix_slow_request_dos.patch
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://download.lighttpd.net/lighttpd/security/lighttpd_sa_2010_01.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-May/041264.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-May/041296.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-May/041307.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00003.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://redmine.lighttpd.net/issues/2147
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://redmine.lighttpd.net/projects/lighttpd/repository/revisions/2710
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://redmine.lighttpd.net/projects/lighttpd/repository/revisions/2711
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/38403
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/39765
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201006-17.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-1987
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/02/01/8
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38036
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0172
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/56038
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

38 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
5.6%
90th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-399

Affected Vendors

lighttpd

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