Vulnerability Details : CVE-2009-3305
Polipo 1.0.4, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a request with a Cache-Control header that lacks a value for the max-age field, which triggers a segmentation fault in the httpParseHeaders function in http_parse.c, and possibly other unspecified vectors.
Vulnerability category: Memory CorruptionInput validationDenial of service
Products affected by CVE-2009-3305
- cpe:2.3:a:pps.jussieu:polipo:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-3305
3.10%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 91 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2009-3305
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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5.0
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
10.0
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2.9
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2009-3305
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The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2009-3305
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http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2002
[SECURITY] [DSA-2002-1] New polipo packages fix denial of service
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37463
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http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=547047
#547047 - polipo crashes when server reply contains "Cache-Control: max-age" - Debian Bug report logs
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http://groups.google.com/group/linux.debian.bugs.dist/browse_thread/thread/dca6877a8117f0df
Bug#547047: polipo crashes when server reply contains "Cache-Control: max-age"
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