CVEvulnerability
CVE-2012-5533
5.0 MEDIUM
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2012-11-24
- Last modified
- 2026-06-16
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 5.0 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- Weaknesses
- CWE-399
Description
The http_request_split_value function in request.c in lighttpd before 1.4.32 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a request with a header containing an empty token, as demonstrated using the "Connection: TE,,Keep-Alive" header.
Affected configurations
• lighttpd lighttpd 1.4.31
• lighttpd lighttpd 1.4.32
Related
Weakness · not in database (1)
References
- http://download.lighttpd.net/lighttpd/security/lighttpd-1.4.31_fix_connection_header_dos.patch Patch
- http://download.lighttpd.net/lighttpd/security/lighttpd_sa_2012_01.txt Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-11/msg00044.html lists.opensuse.org
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00051.html lists.opensuse.org
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=141576815022399&w=2 marc.info
- http://osvdb.org/87623 osvdb.org
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/118282/Simple-Lighttpd-1.4.31-Denial-Of-Service.html packetstormsecurity.org
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51268 Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51298 Vendor Advisory
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/22902 Exploit
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:100 www.mandriva.com
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/21/1 www.openwall.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56619 Exploit
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027802 www.securitytracker.com
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80213 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
- https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2012-0345 wiki.mageia.org
- http://download.lighttpd.net/lighttpd/security/lighttpd-1.4.31_fix_connection_header_dos.patch Patch
- http://download.lighttpd.net/lighttpd/security/lighttpd_sa_2012_01.txt Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-11/msg00044.html lists.opensuse.org
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00051.html lists.opensuse.org
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=141576815022399&w=2 marc.info
- http://osvdb.org/87623 osvdb.org
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/118282/Simple-Lighttpd-1.4.31-Denial-Of-Service.html packetstormsecurity.org
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51268 Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51298 Vendor Advisory
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/22902 Exploit
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:100 www.mandriva.com
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/21/1 www.openwall.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56619 Exploit
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027802 www.securitytracker.com
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80213 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
- https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2012-0345 wiki.mageia.org