CVE-2022-37797

In lighttpd 1.4.65, mod_wstunnel does not initialize a handler function pointer if an invalid HTTP request (websocket handshake) is received

published September 12, 2022

CVSS
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EPSS
3%
Percentile
84.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.02549 · 84.9th percentile
Published
2022-09-12T00:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 12 SEP 00:00Z
    In lighttpd 1.4.65, mod_wstunnel does not initialize a handler function pointer if an invalid HTTP request (websocket handshake) is received
    cvelistv5