CVE-2010-0295

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.

CVSS v2.0 NVD

5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

EPSS

12.11% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 96th percentile

Published

2010-02-03

Updated

2024-08-07

ExploitDB entries (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33591

Security advisories

• http://secunia.com/advisories/38403
• http://download.lighttpd.net/lighttpd/security/lighttpd-1.4.x_fix_slow_request_dos.patch
• http://download.lighttpd.net/lighttpd/security/lighttpd-1.5_fix_slow_request_dos.patch
• http://download.lighttpd.net/lighttpd/security/lighttpd_sa_2010_01.txt
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38036

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry