FKIE_CVE-2008-4298
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2008-09-27 10:30 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:57
Severity
Summary
Memory leak in the http_request_parse function in request.c in lighttpd before 1.4.20 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large number of requests with duplicate request headers.
References
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