CVE-2009-4413

Polipo <1.0.4 - DoS

Title source: llm

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED

by Jeremy Brown · perldoslinux

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/10338

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References (7)

[Issue Tracking] http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=560779

[Vendor Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/37607

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37463

[Exploit, Third Party Advisory] http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/10338

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2002

[Mailing List] http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/12/4

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/38647

Scores

EPSS 0.1241

EPSS Percentile 93.9%

Details

CWE

CWE-189

Status published

Products (3)

pps.jussieu/polipo 0.9.8

pps.jussieu/polipo 0.9.12

pps.jussieu/polipo 1.0.4

Published Dec 24, 2009

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026