MEDIUM
lighttpd closes unrelated SSL connections on SSL error
Published Mar 27, 2008
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.37%
Description
The connection_state_machine function (connections.c) in lighttpd 1.4.19 and earlier, and 1.5.x before 1.5.0, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (active SSL connection loss) by triggering an SSL error, such as disconnecting before a download has finished, which causes all active SSL connections to be lost.
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.
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
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.
3.37% 0.03366
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.03366
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 (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 3.37% (0.03366) | 88.35th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.37% (0.03366) | 87.13th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 28, 2025 | 3.62% (0.03615) | 87.21th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.30% (0.02296) | 83.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.79% (0.03789) | 79.90th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.30% (0.02296) | 83.58th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 8, 2025 | 29.72% (0.29718) | 97.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 29, 2025 | 19.12% (0.19121) | 96.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 22, 2024 | 24.22% (0.24218) | 96.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 25.36% (0.25359) | 96.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 9.03% (0.09029) | 94.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 2, 2024 | 9.37% (0.09372) | 94.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 25, 2023 | 8.73% (0.08734) | 93.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 8.15% (0.08149) | 93.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 88.02th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 86.83th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 70.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (27)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-05/msg00000.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29505 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29544 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29636 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29649 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30023 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-08.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/changeset/2136 x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken LinkVendor Advisory
- http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/changeset/2139 x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken LinkVendor Advisory
- http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/changeset/2140 x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken LinkVendor Advisory
- http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/ticket/285#comment:18 x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
- http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/ticket/285#comment:21 x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0132 x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1540 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/43788 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490323/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28489 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1063/references vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-1531 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=214892 x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=439066 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41545 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2407 x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken Link
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1531
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1531
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00562.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00587.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Mar 27, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Mar 27, 2008
Link CVE-2008-1531
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a