CVE-2008-4298
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.0EPSS 3.5%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 5.0 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-399
- EPSS score
- 3.5% (89th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-4281)
- Published
- September 27, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-4281 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- lighttpd / lighttpd
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References
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=238180
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00002.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32069
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32132
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32480
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32834
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32972
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-04.xml
- http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/changeset/2305
- http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/ticket/1774(Patch)
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0309
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0309
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1645
- http://www.lighttpd.net/security/lighttpd_sa_2008_07.txt
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/26/5
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497932/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31434
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2741
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45471
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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