CVE-2008-1531: Debian Linux

Medium severity, CVSS 4.3. EPSS: 3.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The connection_state_machine function (connections.c) in lighttpd 1.4.19 and earlier, and 1.5.x before 1.5.0, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (active SSL connection loss) by triggering an SSL error, such as disconnecting before a download has finished, which causes all active SSL connections to be lost.

Affected products

• Debian Debian Linux: version 4.0 only
• Lighttpd Lighttpd: up to and including 1.4.19; from 1.5, before 1.5.0 (fixed in 1.5.0)

Published 2008-03-27. Last modified 2026-06-16.