CVE-2007-3948
mediumpriority · track · 18EPSS 0.029 · 87 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
connections.c in lighttpd before 1.4.16 might accept more connections than the configured maximum, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (failed assertion) via a large number of connection attempts.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 3.7–4.3
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affected products (2)
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also known as (2)
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references (26)
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- http://osvdb.org/38312enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26130enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26158enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26505enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31104enisa_euvd
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200708-11.xmlenisa_euvd
- http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/changeset/1873enisa_euvd
- http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/ticket/1216enisa_euvd
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