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FreeBSD : lighttpd -- OpenSSL Error Queue Denial of Service Vulnerability (1ac77649-0908-11dd-974d-000fea2763ce)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 31953

Synopsis

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

Description

Secunia reports :

A vulnerability has been reported in lighttpd, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).

The vulnerability is caused due to lighttpd not properly clearing the OpenSSL error queue. This can be exploited to close concurrent SSL connections of lighttpd by terminating one SSL connection.

Solution

Update the affected package.

See Also

http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/ticket/285

http://www.nessus.org/u?54c267ec

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 31953

File Name: freebsd_pkg_1ac77649090811dd974d000fea2763ce.nasl

Version: 1.18

Type: local

Published: 4/17/2008

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:lighttpd, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/13/2008

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/2/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-1531

BID: 28489

Secunia: 29649