CVE-2018-19791
The server in LiteSpeed OpenLiteSpeed before 1.5.0 RC6 does not correctly handle requests for...
CVE-2018-19791 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Litespeedtech Openlitespeed, published December 3, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.24%, the 69th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 6.5 MediumCVSS 3.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 1.24%EPSS, 69th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
The server in LiteSpeed OpenLiteSpeed before 1.5.0 RC6 does not correctly handle requests for byte sequences, allowing an attacker to amplify the response size by requesting the entire response body repeatedly, as demonstrated by an HTTP Range header value beginning with the "bytes=0-,0-" substring.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The server in LiteSpeed OpenLiteSpeed before 1.5.0 RC6 does not correctly handle requests for byte sequences, allowing an attacker to amplify the response size by requesting the entire response body repeatedly, as demonstrated by an HTTP Range header value beginning with the "bytes=0-,0-" substring.
- Record
CVE-2018-19791- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
The server in LiteSpeed OpenLiteSpeed before 1.5.0 RC6 does not correctly handle requests for byte sequences, allowing an attacker to amplify the response size by requesting the entire response body repeatedly, as demonstrated by an HTTP Range header value beginning with the "bytes=0-,0-" substring.
- Record
CVE-2018-19791- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-11470No score
The server in LiteSpeed OpenLiteSpeed before 1.5.0 RC6 does not correctly handle requests for byte sequences, allowing an attacker to amplify the response size by requesting the entire response body repeatedly, as demonstrated by an HTTP Range header value beginning with the "bytes=0-,0-" substring.
- Record
EUVD-2018-11470- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p7xx-c3fx-mhqh
The server in LiteSpeed OpenLiteSpeed before 1.5.0 RC6 does not correctly handle requests for...
The server in LiteSpeed OpenLiteSpeed before 1.5.0 RC6 does not correctly handle requests for byte sequences, allowing an attacker to amplify the response size by requesting the entire response body repeatedly, as demonstrated by an HTTP Range header value beginning with the "bytes=0-,0-" substring.
- Record
GHSA-p7xx-c3fx-mhqh- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
The server in LiteSpeed OpenLiteSpeed before 1.5.0 RC6 does not correctly handle requests for byte sequences, allowing an attacker to amplify the response size by requesting the entire response body repeatedly, as demonstrated by an HTTP Range header value beginning with the "bytes=0-,0-" substring.
- Record
CVE-2018-19791- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.