CVE-2007-3948
MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3EPSS 2.9%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 4.3 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P- EPSS score
- 2.9% (87th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2007-3932)
- Published
- July 24, 2007
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2007-3932 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- lighttpd / lighttpd
References
- http://osvdb.org/38312
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26130(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26158(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26505
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31104
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200708-11.xml
- http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/changeset/1873
- http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/ticket/1216
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1609
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_15_sr.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/474131/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24967
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2585
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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