Summary
The remote host is missing an update to lighttpd
announced via advisory DSA 1609-1.
Solution
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%201609-1
Insight
Several local/remote vulnerabilities have been discovered in lighttpd, a fast webserver with minimal memory footprint.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems:
CVE-2008-0983
lighttpd 1.4.18, and possibly other versions before 1.5.0, does not properly calculate the size of a file descriptor array, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a large number of connections, which triggers an out-of-bounds access.
CVE-2007-3948
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.
For the stable distribution (etch), these problems have been fixed in version 1.4.13-4etch9.
For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in version 1.4.18-2.
We recommend that you upgrade your lighttpd package.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2007-3948, CVE-2008-0983 -
CVSS Base Score: 5.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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