Description
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.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 5.0/10
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:PWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=560779
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37607Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38647
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2002
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/10338
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/12/4
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37463
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=560779
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37607Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38647
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2002
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/10338
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/12/4
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37463
Timeline
- Published
- Dec 24, 2009
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified