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CVE-2008-4298

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 3.40%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2008-09-27 · 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-2008-4298
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5
EPSS
3.40%

Original NVD Description

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.