CVE-2007-3946 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in lighttpd versions prior to 1.4.16, specifically within the mod_auth module. Attackers can trigger a daemon crash through various unspecified vectors, including memory leaks, improper handling of md5-sess without a cnonce, issues with base64 encoded strings, and trailing whitespace in the Auth-Digest header. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.4, indicating a medium severity with low attack complexity, requiring no authentication, and potentially leading to partial confidentiality and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.4.15CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
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