CVE-2008-1531

Severity CVSS v4.0:

Pending analysis

Type:

Unavailable / Other

Publication date:

27/03/2008

Last modified:

09/04/2025

Description

The connection_state_machine function (connections.c) in lighttpd 1.4.19 and earlier, and 1.5.x before 1.5.0, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (active SSL connection loss) by triggering an SSL error, such as disconnecting before a download has finished, which causes all active SSL connections to be lost.

Impact

Vector 2.0

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 4.30 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): Physical

Base Score 2.0

4.30

Severity 2.0

MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE	From	Up to
cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd::::::::		1.4.19 (including)
cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd::::::::	1.5 (including)	1.5.0 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:::::::*

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page

CVE-2008-1531

Description

Impact

Vulnerable products and versions

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools