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Lighttpd Connection header Denial of Service Vulnerability
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Denial of Service
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
5.0
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
11 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
The host is running Lighttpd HTTP Server and is prone to denial of service vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
The flaw is due to an error when processing certain Connection header values leading to enter in an endless loop denying further request processing.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Lighttpd version 1.4.31
Solution
Solution
Upgrade to 1.4.32 or later.