CVE-2009-4413

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

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.

Affected (3)

Products: Pps.jussieu: Polipo

1 product

Configuration A

3 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Pps.jussieu Polipo	Version 0.9.12
Pps.jussieu Polipo	Version 0.9.8
Pps.jussieu Polipo	Version 1.0.4

Related CWEs

References (14)

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=560779

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.exploit-db.com/exploits/10338

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/12/4

Source: cve@mitre.org

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=560779

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.exploit-db.com/exploits/10338

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

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/12/4

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

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

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

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