CVE-2009-3305

Published: Dec 24, 2009Modified: Apr 23, 2026

5.0

Vector

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

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 2.9

Source: NVD

Description

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 (1)

Products: Pps.jussieu: Polipo

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Pps.jussieu Polipo	Version 1.0.4

Related CWEs

Improper Input Validation

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.

References (12)

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=547047

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://groups.google.com/group/linux.debian.bugs.dist/browse_thread/thread/dca6877a8117f0df

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/37607

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/38647

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2002

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37463

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=547047

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://groups.google.com/group/linux.debian.bugs.dist/browse_thread/thread/dca6877a8117f0df

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://secunia.com/advisories/37607

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/38647

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2002

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37463

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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