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lighttpd — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2007-1869

lighttpd 1.4.12 and 1.4.13 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (cpu and resource consumption) by disconnecting while lighttpd is parsing CRLF sequences, which triggers an infinite loop and file descriptor consumption.

Products
lighttpd
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
1.4.15-1
CVEs
CVE-2007-1869
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 15:45 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2007-1869

core-osv · Original source

Published 18 Apr 2007, 03:19 UTC

lighttpd 1.4.12 and 1.4.13 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (cpu and resource consumption) by disconnecting while lighttpd is parsing CRLF sequences, which triggers an infinite loop and file descriptor consumption.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2007-1869

lighttpd

Fixed versions: 1.4.15-1

lighttpd

Fixed versions: 1.4.15-1

lighttpd

Fixed versions: 1.4.15-1

Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2007-1869",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "evidence": "osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2007-1869",
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        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-21T17:47:36.041257182Z",
      "provider": "osv",
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      ],
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        "https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-1869"
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    "security_relevant": true,
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  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 398348,
  "published_at": "2007-04-18T03:19:00+00:00"
}