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TI-2008-00939 Aliases CVE-2008-0983GHSA-fxrf-v868-58jw

lighttpd 1.4.18, and possibly other versions before 1.5.0, does not properly calculate…

Priority LOW 27CWE-399Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-399 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

lighttpd 1.4.18, and possibly other versions before 1.5.0, does not properly calculate the size of a file descriptor array, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a large number of connections, which triggers an out-of-bounds access.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02312 83rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 12

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.7Vulnerablelighttpd
cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.8Vulnerablelighttpd
cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.9Vulnerablelighttpd
cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.10Vulnerablelighttpd
cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.11Vulnerablelighttpd
cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.12Vulnerablelighttpd
cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.4.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.13Vulnerablelighttpd
cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.4.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.14Vulnerablelighttpd
cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.4.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.15Vulnerablelighttpd
cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.4.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.16Vulnerablelighttpd
  • cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.7 Vulnerable ·lighttpd
  • cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.8 Vulnerable ·lighttpd
  • cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.9 Vulnerable ·lighttpd
  • cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.10 Vulnerable ·lighttpd
  • cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.11 Vulnerable ·lighttpd
  • cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.12 Vulnerable ·lighttpd
  • cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.4.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.13 Vulnerable ·lighttpd
  • cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.4.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.14 Vulnerable ·lighttpd
  • cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.4.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.15 Vulnerable ·lighttpd
  • cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.4.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.16 Vulnerable ·lighttpd
Show 2 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.4.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.17Vulnerablelighttpd
cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.4.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.18Vulnerablelighttpd
  • cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.4.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.17 Vulnerable ·lighttpd
  • cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.4.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.18 Vulnerable ·lighttpd

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-0983
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fxrf-v868-58jw

References

Patch 1

Advisory 5

Other 3

  • TI-2019-08280 lighttpd before 1.4.54 has a signed integer overflow, which might allow remote attackers… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2014-01841 SQL injection vulnerability in mod_mysql_vhost.c in lighttpd before 1.4.35 allows remote… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-12909 Lighttpd 1.4.56 through 1.4.58 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service (CPU… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2018-13505 An issue was discovered in mod_alias_physical_handler in mod_alias.c in lighttpd before… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2014-01842 Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in (1) mod_evhost and (2) mod_simple_vhost… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2013-04004 lighttpd before 1.4.33 does not check the return value of the (1) setuid, (2) setgid, or… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.6
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Sources

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