CVE-2008-4298
- Source
- https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-4298
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2008-4298.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2008-4298
- Downstream
- Withdrawn
- 2026-01-27T04:09:11.276769Z
- Published
- 2008-09-27T10:30:03Z
- Modified
- 2026-01-27T04:09:11.276769Z
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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Memory leak in the httprequestparse 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.
- References
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- http://secunia.com/advisories/32069
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32132
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32480
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32834
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32972
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-04.xml
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1645
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2741
- http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/ticket/1774
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=238180
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00002.html
- http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/changeset/2305
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0309
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0309
- http://www.lighttpd.net/security/lighttpd_sa_2008_07.txt
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/26/5
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497932/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31434
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45471