CVE-2009-4413 (GCVE-0-2009-4413)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2009-12-24 16:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 07:01
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
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|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37463 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/12/4 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/38647 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA |
| http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=560779 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/37607 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA |
| http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/10338 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2002 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN |
Date Public
2009-12-07 00:00
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