CVE-2009-4413

The httpClientDiscardBody function in client.c in Polipo 0.9.8, 0.9.12, 1.0.4, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a request with a large Content-Length value, which triggers an integer overflow, a signed-to-unsigned conversion error with a negative value, and a segmentation fault.

CVSS v2.0 5.0 MEDIUM

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CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

V2 Legend

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/12/4
http://secunia.com/advisories/37607	Vendor Advisory
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=560779
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/10338
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37463
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2002
http://secunia.com/advisories/38647

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:pps.jussieu:polipo:0.9.12:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:pps.jussieu:polipo:0.9.8:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:pps.jussieu:polipo:1.0.4:::::::*

Information

Published : 2009-12-24 08:30

Updated : 2010-02-25 23:10

NVD link : CVE-2009-4413

Mitre link : CVE-2009-4413

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-189

Numeric Errors

Products Affected

pps.jussieu

polipo

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