5.8

CVE-2007-3947: lighttpd

CVSS: 5.8v2.0MediumModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2007-3947
Published 24-07-2007Last modified 07-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2007-3947 is a medium (CVSS 5.8) vulnerability in lighttpd. EPSS estimates a 8.07% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94.7% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
35/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.8/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
8.07%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1exploit-database

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Duplicates 1

Timeline

  1. 24-07-2007
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

request.c in lighttpd 1.4.15 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) by sending an HTTP request with duplicate headers, as demonstrated by a request containing two Location header lines, which results in a segmentation fault.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

8.07%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

95%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 8.07% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
8.07%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • exploit-databaseremotewindowsVerified

    Lighttpd 1.4.15 - Multiple Code Execution / Denial of Service / Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities

    Maturity: weaponized

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • lighttpd< 1.4.16-1
Lighttpd1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

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