FrSIRT - Lighttpd "connection_state_machine()" Denial of Service Vulnerability / Exploit (Security Advisories)

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Lighttpd "connection_state_machine()" Denial of Service Vulnerability

Title : Lighttpd "connection_state_machine()" Denial of Service Vulnerability
Advisory ID : FrSIRT/ADV-2008-1063
CVE ID : CVE-2008-1531
Rated as : Moderate Risk

Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2008-04-02

Advisory Details

Description

Affected Products

Solution

References

Technical Description

A vulnerability has been identified in Lighttpd, which could be exploited by attackers to cause a denial of service [...]

Solution

Apply patches :
http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/changeset/2136
http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/changeset/2139

Credits

Vulnerability reported by sean.

ChangeLog

2008-04-02 : Initial release

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