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CVE-2008-0983

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 2.31%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2008-02-26 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.0. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2008-0983
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5
EPSS
2.31%

Original NVD Description

lighttpd 1.4.18, and possibly other versions before 1.5.0, does not properly calculate the size of a file descriptor array, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a large number of connections, which triggers an out-of-bounds access.