lighttpd before 1.4.26, and 1.5.x, allocates a buffer for each read operation that occurs for a request, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by breaking a request into small pieces that are sent at a slow rate.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2010-02-03T19:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T00:45:11.703Z

Reserved: 2010-01-12T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2010-0295

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2010-02-03T19:30:00.467

Modified: 2017-08-17T01:31:57.367

Link: CVE-2010-0295

cve-icon Redhat

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