CVE-2010-0295
mediumpriority · track · 34EPSS 0.121 · 96 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
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exploits (1)
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- EDB-33591lighttpd 1.4/1.5 - Slow Request Handling Remote Denial of Servicefunctional · exploit_db
affected products (63)
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also known as (2)
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sources
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references (38)
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- http://blogs.sun.com/security/entry/cve_2010_0295_vulnerability_inenisa_euvd
- http://download.lighttpd.net/lighttpd/security/lighttpd-1.4.x_fix_slow_request_dos.patchenisa_euvd
- http://download.lighttpd.net/lighttpd/security/lighttpd-1.5_fix_slow_request_dos.patchenisa_euvd
- http://download.lighttpd.net/lighttpd/security/lighttpd_sa_2010_01.txtenisa_euvd
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-May/041264.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-May/041296.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-May/041307.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00003.htmlenisa_euvd
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