| Name | 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DSA-1645-1 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| lighttpd (PTS) | bullseye (security), bullseye | 1.4.59-1+deb11u2 | fixed |
| bookworm | 1.4.69-1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 1.4.76-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| lighttpd | source | etch | 1.4.13-4etch11 | | DSA-1645-1 | |
| lighttpd | source | (unstable) | 1.4.19-5 | medium | | |
Notes
http://www.lighttpd.net/security/lighttpd_sa_2008_07.txt