CVE-2022-37797
Estado: ModificadaAlta (7.5)—
In lighttpd 1.4.65, mod_wstunnel does not initialize a handler function pointer if an invalid HTTP request (websocket handshake) is received. It leads to null pointer dereference which crashes the server. It could be used by an external attacker to cause denial of service condition.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Puntuación base: 7.5
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 2.55%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 85
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (2)
CWE
- CWE-476
Referencias
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/10/msg00002.html
- https://redmine.lighttpd.net/issues/3165
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-12
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5243
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/10/msg00002.html
- https://redmine.lighttpd.net/issues/3165
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-12
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5243
JSON original (NVD)
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