CVE-2009-4413

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Published Dec 24, 2009 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 8.7% KEV · Not listed

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 Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:pps.jussieu:polipo:0.9.8:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:pps.jussieu:polipo:0.9.12:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:pps.jussieu:polipo:1.0.4:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DSA	DSA-2002-1	New polipo packages fix denial of service

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 8.7% (8.660% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=560779
http://secunia.com/advisories/37607
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

History

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Subscriptions

Pps.jussieu Polipo

Weaknesses

CWE-189

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 7:01 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Dec 24, 2009, 4:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 7:01 AM
Reserved: Dec 23, 2009, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:13 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 24, 2009, 4:30 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:13 PM

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