Is CVE-2010-0295 actively exploited?

CVE-2010-0295 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-11.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-0295?

CVE-2010-0295 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-2010-0295?

Patch guidance is available from lighttpd security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2010-0295.

CVE-2010-0295 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2010-0295?

62 products: lighttpd lighttpd, lighttpd lighttpd, lighttpd lighttpd, lighttpd lighttpd, lighttpd lighttpd, and 57 more.

Description

lighttpd before 1.4.26, and 1.5.x, allocates a buffer for each read operation that occurs for a request, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by breaking a request into small pieces that are sent at a slow rate.

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: 2/3/2010
Last Modified: 4/11/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

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Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD