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title: "CVE-2008-1531\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2008-1531

Publication date 27 March 2008

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

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.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| lighttpd | 9.10 karmic | Fixed 1.4.19-0ubuntu3 |
| 9.04 jaunty | Fixed 1.4.19-0ubuntu3 |
| 8.10 intrepid | Fixed 1.4.19-0ubuntu3 |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Fixed 1.4.19-0ubuntu3 |
| 7.10 gutsy | Fixed 1.4.18-1ubuntu1.4 |
| 7.04 feisty | Fixed 1.4.13-9ubuntu4.6 |
| 6.10 edgy | Fixed 1.4.13~r1370-1ubuntu1.7 |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Ignored end of life |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-1531?format=md#patch-details)

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| lighttpd | * Debdiff:   <https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/jaunty/+source/lighttpd/+bug/279490> |

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1531)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1531)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2008-1531)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-1531)

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1531>