Is CVE-2008-1531 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-1531 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-1531?

CVE-2008-1531 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2008-1531

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3EPSS 3.4%EU EUVD

The connection_state_machine function (connections.c) in lighttpd 1.4.19 and earlier, and 1.5.x before 1.5.0, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (active SSL connection loss) by triggering an SSL error, such as disconnecting before a download has finished, which causes all active SSL connections to be lost.

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: 3.4% (89th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-1532)
Published: March 27, 2008
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-1532 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

debian / debian linux
lighttpd / lighttpd

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-05/msg00000.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/29505(Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/29544(Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/29636(Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/29649(Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/30023(Third Party Advisory)
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-08.xml(Third Party Advisory)
http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/changeset/2136(Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/changeset/2139(Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/changeset/2140(Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/ticket/285#comment:18(Vendor Advisory)
http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/ticket/285#comment:21(Vendor Advisory)
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0132(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1540(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.osvdb.org/43788(Broken Link)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490323/100/0/threaded(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28489(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1063/references(Third Party Advisory)
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=214892(Third Party Advisory)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41545(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2407(Broken Link)
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00562.html(Third Party Advisory)
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00587.html(Third Party Advisory)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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