FKIE_CVE-2007-3948

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2007-07-24 00:30 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:43
Severity
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://osvdb.org/38312
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/26130Patch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/26158Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/26505
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/31104
cve@mitre.orghttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200708-11.xml
cve@mitre.orghttp://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/changeset/1873
cve@mitre.orghttp://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/ticket/1216
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1609
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_15_sr.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/474131/100/0/threaded
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24967
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2585
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://osvdb.org/38312
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/26130Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/26158Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/26505
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/31104
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200708-11.xml
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/changeset/1873
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/ticket/1216
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1609
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_15_sr.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/474131/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24967
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2585
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
lighttpd lighttpd *

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  "evaluatorSolution": "The vendor has released an upgrade which solves the vulnerability:  http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/",
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T22:43:06.847",
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