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Debian DSA-1540-1 : lighttpd - denial of service

medium Nessus Plugin ID 31810

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

It was discovered that lighttpd, a fast webserver with minimal memory footprint, didn't correctly handle SSL errors. This could allow a remote attacker to disconnect all active SSL connections.

Solution

Upgrade the lighttpd package.

For the stable distribution (etch), this problem has been fixed in version 1.4.13-4etch7.

See Also

https://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1540

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 31810

File Name: debian_DSA-1540.nasl

Version: 1.15

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 4/11/2008

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lighttpd, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:4.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Patch Publication Date: 4/7/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-1531

DSA: 1540