MEDIUM
lighttpd 1.4.12 and 1.4.13 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (cpu and resource consumption) by disconnecting while lighttpd is parsing CRLF sequences, which triggers an infinite loop and file descriptor consumption
Published Apr 18, 2007
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.38%
Description
lighttpd 1.4.12 and 1.4.13 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (cpu and resource consumption) by disconnecting while lighttpd is parsing CRLF sequences, which triggers an infinite loop and file descriptor consumption.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
3.38% 0.03377
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.03377
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (18 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.38% (0.03377) | 88.37th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.38% (0.03377) | 87.17th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 30, 2025 | 5.88% (0.05875) | 90.21th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 4.86% (0.04864) | 88.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 6.66% (0.06662) | 84.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 4.86% (0.04864) | 88.82th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 16.02% (0.16018) | 95.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 13, 2024 | 22.19% (0.22188) | 96.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 18.70% (0.18699) | 96.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 20, 2024 | 19.73% (0.19734) | 96.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 12, 2024 | 21.41% (0.21409) | 96.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 5, 2023 | 22.32% (0.22325) | 95.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 19, 2023 | 21.73% (0.21729) | 95.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 23, 2023 | 20.39% (0.20393) | 95.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 19.19% (0.19192) | 95.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 85.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 84.01th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 67.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (14)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24886 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24947 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24995 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25166 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25613 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200705-07.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1303 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.lighttpd.net/assets/2007/4/13/lighttpd_sa2007_01.txt x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_007_suse.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466464/30/6900/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23515 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1399 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33671 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1218 x_refsource_CONFIRM
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Apr 18, 2007
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Apr 5, 2007
Link CVE-2007-1869
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a