CVE-2007-3946: lighttpd
CVSS: 6.4v2.0MediumModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2007-3946
Published 24-07-2007Last modified 07-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2007-3946 is a medium (CVSS 6.4) vulnerability in lighttpd. EPSS estimates a 3.42% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88.8% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
6.4/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)EPSS score
3.42%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 1Timeline
- 24-07-2007PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 07-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
mod_auth (http_auth.c) in lighttpd before 1.4.16 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via unspecified vectors involving (1) a memory leak, (2) use of md5-sess without a cnonce, (3) base64 encoded strings, and (4) trailing whitespace in the Auth-Digest header.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionMedium 6.4Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:PSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
3.42%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
89%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 3.42% on 21-09-2026
21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score3.42%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Debian1 product
- lighttpd< 1.4.16-1
Lighttpd1 product
- lighttpd≤ 1.4.15
2 vendors · 2 products
References
19 links- issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1550X Refsource CONFIRM
Show all 19 references
- trac.lighttpd.net/trac/changeset/1875X Refsource MISC
- trac.lighttpd.net/trac/browser/branches/lighttpd-1.4.x/NEWS?rev=1875X Refsource CONFIRM
- issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1554X Refsource CONFIRM