Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 27, 2008· Updated Apr 23, 2026
CVE-2008-4298
CVE-2008-4298
Description
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.
Affected products
54cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 53 more
- cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=1.4.19
- cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.3.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.3.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.3.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.3.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.3.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.4.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.4.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.4.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.4.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.4.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.4.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
19- trac.lighttpd.net/trac/ticket/1774nvdPatch
- bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cginvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00002.htmlnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/32069nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/32132nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/32480nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/32834nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/32972nvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-04.xmlnvd
- trac.lighttpd.net/trac/changeset/2305nvd
- wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0309nvd
- wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0309nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1645nvd
- www.lighttpd.net/security/lighttpd_sa_2008_07.txtnvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/26/5nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497932/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/31434nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2741nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45471nvd
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