The httpClientDiscardBody function in client.c in Polipo 0.9.8, 0.9.12, 1.0.4,...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
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Remediation
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Credits & Attribution
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References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37463
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/12/4
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38647
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=560779
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37607
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/10338
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2002
Affected Vendor
pps.jussieu
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Weaknesses (CWE)
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MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
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