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CVE-2006-5876
The soup_headers_parse function in soup-headers.c for libsoup HTTP library before...
Vulnerability Description
The soup_headers_parse function in soup-headers.c for libsoup HTTP library before 2.2.99 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via malformed HTTP headers, probably involving missing fields or values.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1248
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22034
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-965
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23961
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23734
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0173
- http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/gnome/sources/libsoup/2.2/libsoup-2.2.99.news
- http://osvdb.org/31667
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:029
- http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2509
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23871
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23770
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23873
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-411-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23976
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31519
Affected Vendor
libsoup
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libsoup
Vulnerable Versions:
2.2.98
Timeline
Official Publish:
January 16th, 2007
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.