CVE-2012-5533

Public on 2012-11-24
Modified on 2014-09-15
Description
The http_request_split_value function in request.c in lighttpd before 1.4.32 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a request with a header containing an empty token, as demonstrated using the "Connection: TE,,Keep-Alive" header.
Severity
Medium severity
Medium
CVSS v3 Base Score
5.0
See breakdown

Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 1 lighttpd 2013-04-11 ALAS-2013-179 Fixed

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv2 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
NVD CVSSv2 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P