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Vulnerability details: VCID-dnxd-x42g-2qcu
Vulnerability ID VCID-dnxd-x42g-2qcu
Aliases CVE-2012-5533
Summary Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in lighttpd, allowing remote attackers cause a Denial of Service condition or execute arbitrary SQL statements.
Status Published
Exploitability 2.0
Weighted Severity 4.5
Risk 9.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (1)
CWE-399 Resource Management Errors
System Score Found at
epss 0.37913 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-5533
epss 0.37913 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-5533
epss 0.37913 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-5533
epss 0.37913 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-5533
epss 0.37913 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-5533
epss 0.37913 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-5533
epss 0.37913 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-5533
epss 0.39102 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-5533
epss 0.39102 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-5533
epss 0.39102 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-5533
epss 0.39102 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-5533
epss 0.39102 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-5533
epss 0.39102 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-5533
cvssv2 5.0 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5533
Reference id Reference type URL
http://download.lighttpd.net/lighttpd/security/lighttpd-1.4.31_fix_connection_header_dos.patch
http://download.lighttpd.net/lighttpd/security/lighttpd_sa_2012_01.txt
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-11/msg00044.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00051.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=141576815022399&w=2
http://osvdb.org/87623
http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/118282/Simple-Lighttpd-1.4.31-Denial-Of-Service.html
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-5533
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-5533
http://secunia.com/advisories/51268
http://secunia.com/advisories/51298
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80213
https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2012-0345
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/22902
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:100
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/21/1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56619
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027802
cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.4.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.4.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.4.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:lighttpd:lighttpd:1.4.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2012-5533 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5533
CVE-2012-5533;OSVDB-87623 Exploit https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/linux/dos/22902.sh
GLSA-201406-10 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201406-10
Data source Exploit-DB
Date added Nov. 22, 2012
Description lighttpd 1.4.31 - Denial of Service (PoC)
Ransomware campaign use Unknown
Source publication date Nov. 22, 2012
Exploit type dos
Platform linux
Source update date Nov. 22, 2012
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5533
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

local

adjacent_network

network

high

medium

low

multiple

single

none

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.97208
EPSS Score 0.37913
Published At April 11, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T13:00:43.538863+00:00 Gentoo Importer Import https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201406-10 38.0.0