Is CVE-2008-0983 actively exploited?

CVE-2008-0983 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-09.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-0983?

CVE-2008-0983 has a CVSS score of 5 (UNKNOWN severity). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P.

How do I patch CVE-2008-0983?

Patch guidance is available from lighttpd security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2008-0983.

CVE-2008-0983 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2008-0983?

12 products: lighttpd lighttpd, lighttpd lighttpd, lighttpd lighttpd, lighttpd lighttpd, lighttpd lighttpd, and 7 more.

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.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector: network
Access Cmplx: low
Auth: none
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: none
Availability: partial
Weaknesses: CWE-399

Metadata

Primary Vendor: LIGHTTPD
Published: 2/26/2008
Last Modified: 4/9/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

lighttpd : lighttpdlighttpd : lighttpdlighttpd : lighttpdlighttpd : lighttpdlighttpd : lighttpdlighttpd : lighttpdlighttpd : lighttpdlighttpd : lighttpdlighttpd : lighttpdlighttpd : lighttpdlighttpd : lighttpdlighttpd : lighttpd

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD