Denial of service in OpenLiteSpeed
| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 4 |
| CVE-ID | N/A |
| CWE-ID | CWE-264 CWE-120 CWE-401 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software |
OpenLiteSpeed Server applications / Web servers |
| Vendor | LiteSpeed Technologies |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 4 vulnerabilities.
1) Denial of service
EUVDB-ID: #VU16747
Risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID:
CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists due to unspecified flaw. A remote attacker can try to bind a in-use listening port and cause the server to crash.
Update to version 1.4.41.
Vulnerable software versionsOpenLiteSpeed: 1.4 - 1.4.40
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:a:litespeedtech:litespeed:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:litespeedtech:litespeed:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:litespeedtech:litespeed:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
https://openlitespeed.org/release-log/version-1-4-x/#V1.4.41
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
2) Buffer overflow
EUVDB-ID: #VU16748
Risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID:
CWE-120 - Buffer overflow
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists due to buffer overflow. A remote attacker can trigger memory corruption and cause the server to crash.
Update to version 1.4.41.
Vulnerable software versionsOpenLiteSpeed: 1.4 - 1.4.40
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:a:litespeedtech:litespeed:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:litespeedtech:litespeed:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:litespeedtech:litespeed:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
https://openlitespeed.org/release-log/version-1-4-x/#V1.4.41
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
3) Memory leak
EUVDB-ID: #VU16749
Risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 6.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID:
CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information or cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists due to memory leak when reusing a ClientInfo object. A remote attacker can obtain potentially sensitive information or cause the server to crash.
Update to version 1.4.41.
Vulnerable software versionsOpenLiteSpeed: 1.4 - 1.4.40
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:a:litespeedtech:litespeed:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:litespeedtech:litespeed:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:litespeedtech:litespeed:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
https://openlitespeed.org/release-log/version-1-4-x/#V1.4.41
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
4) Denial of service
EUVDB-ID: #VU16750
Risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID:
CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists due to unspecified flaw. A remote attacker can cause HTTP/2 and Spdy server to crash.
Update to version 1.4.41.
Vulnerable software versionsOpenLiteSpeed: 1.4 - 1.4.40
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:a:litespeedtech:litespeed:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:litespeedtech:litespeed:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:litespeedtech:litespeed:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
https://openlitespeed.org/release-log/version-1-4-x/#V1.4.41
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
