# CVE-2007-1870: Null dereference in n/a

> Attackers can crash the lighttpd web server by requesting a file with a zero modification time, causing a null pointer dereference.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 18 Apr 2007
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2007-1870, GHSA-rw53-4php-w9w3

## What is CVE-2007-1870?

CVE-2007-1870 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Apr 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

lighttpd before 1.4.14 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a request to a file whose mtime is 0, which results in a NULL pointer dereference.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-1870?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Lighttpd Lighttpd.

## How do I fix CVE-2007-1870?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2007-1870 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-1870 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2019-11072](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-11072/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2007-3949](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-3949/): Security feature bypass in n/a (high 8.3)
- [CVE-2022-30780](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-30780/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2025-12642](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-12642/): HTTP Header Smuggling via Trailer Merge (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2007-4727](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-4727/): Memory corruption in n/a (medium 6.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2007-1870 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2007-1870 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Apr 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-1870 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-1870/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-1870/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-1870
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-1870
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2007-1870

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-1870/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.