{"id":"CVE-2008-4298","details":"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requests with duplicate request headers.","modified":"2026-01-27T04:09:11.276769Z","published":"2008-09-27T10:30:03Z","withdrawn":"2026-01-27T04:09:11.276769Z","references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/32069"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/32132"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/32480"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/32834"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/32972"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-04.xml"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1645"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2741"},{"type":"FIX","url":"http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/ticket/1774"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=238180"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00002.html"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/changeset/2305"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0309"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0309"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.lighttpd.net/security/lighttpd_sa_2008_07.txt"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/26/5"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497932/100/0/threaded"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31434"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45471"}],"schema_version":"1.7.3"}