CVE-2010-0295 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service in lighttpd by sending slow, fragmented requests that exhaust server memory.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2010-0295?
CVE-2010-0295 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Feb 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-0295?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Lighttpd Lighttpd.
How do I fix CVE-2010-0295?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2010-0295 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2010-0295 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2010-0295, DSA-1987-1, GHSA-x8r6-c7pf-w6m4.