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.
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DSA-1645-1 | New lighttpd packages fix various problems |
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EUVD-2008-4281 | 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. |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T10:08:34.967Z
Reserved: 2008-09-26T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2008-4298

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2008-09-27T10:30:03.680
Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490
Link: CVE-2008-4298


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