Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2007-3948 (CCN-35531)

Assigned:2007-06-15
Published:2007-06-15
Updated:2018-10-15
Summary:connections.c in lighttpd before 1.4.16 might accept more connections than the configured maximum, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (failed assertion) via a large number of connection attempts.
The vendor has released an upgrade which solves the vulnerability: http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/
CVSS v3 Severity:3.7 Low (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:4.3 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
3.2 Low (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
2.6 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
1.9 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): High
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2007-3948

Source: OSVDB
Type: UNKNOWN
38312

Source: CCN
Type: SA26130
lighttpd Multiple Vulnerabilities

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
26130

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Vendor Advisory
26158

Source: SECUNIA
Type: UNKNOWN
26505

Source: SECUNIA
Type: UNKNOWN
31104

Source: GENTOO
Type: UNKNOWN
GLSA-200708-11

Source: CCN
Type: lighttpd Web site
Changeset 1873

Source: MISC
Type: UNKNOWN
http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/changeset/1873

Source: CCN
Type: LIGHTTPD Web site: Ticket #1216
lighty 1.4.13 crashes with accessing out of bound fd array index

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/ticket/1216

Source: DEBIAN
Type: UNKNOWN
DSA-1609

Source: DEBIAN
Type: DSA-1609
lighttpd -- various

Source: CCN
Type: GLSA-200708-11
Lighttpd: Multiple vulnerabilities

Source: SUSE
Type: UNKNOWN
SUSE-SR:2007:015

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 38312
lighttpd connections.c Connection Saturation Remote DoS

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20070719 rPSA-2007-0145-1 lighttpd

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
24967

Source: CCN
Type: BID-24967
Lighttpd Multiple Code Execution, Denial of Service and Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities

Source: VUPEN
Type: UNKNOWN
ADV-2007-2585

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
lighttpd-servermaxfds-dos(35531)

Source: SUSE
Type: SUSE-SR:2007:015
SUSE Security Summary Report

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:lighttpd:lighttpd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 1.4.15)

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.4.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/o:gentoo:linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:20073948
    V
    CVE-2007-3948
    2015-11-16
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8187
    P
    DSA-1609 lighttpd -- various
    2014-06-23
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:20065
    P
    DSA-1609-1 lighttpd - multiple DOS issues
    2014-06-23
    oval:org.debian:def:1609
    V
    various
    2008-07-15
    BACK
    lighttpd lighttpd *
    lighttpd lighttpd 1.4.15
    gentoo linux *
    debian debian linux 4.0