medium5.0Public exploit code
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 …
Public exploit code
Working exploit or proof of concept code has been published for this vulnerability. Treat unpatched systems as at risk.
- Polipo 1.0.4 - Remote Memory Corruption (PoC)2009-12-07 · dos · linux · Verified
Impact
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Pps.Jussieu | Polipo | Version 1.0.4 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=547047
- http://groups.google.com/group/linux.debian.bugs.dist/browse_thread/thread/dca6877a8117f0df
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37607
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38647
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2002
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37463
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=547047
- http://groups.google.com/group/linux.debian.bugs.dist/browse_thread/thread/dca6877a8117f0df
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37607
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38647
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2002
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37463