Denial of Service Vulnerability in lighttpd's http_request_split_value Function

CVE-2012-5533 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

The http_request_split_value function in request.c in lighttpd before 1.4.32 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a request with a header containing an empty token, as demonstrated using the "Connection: TE,,Keep-Alive" header.

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