Polipo up to 1.0.4.0 PUT Request assertion

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Polipo up to 1.0.4.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Such manipulation as part of PUT Request leads to assertion. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2011-3596. The attack can only be initiated within the local network. Moreover, an exploit is present. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Polipo up to 1.0.4.0. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block. The manipulation as part of a PUT Request leads to a assertion vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-617. The product contains an assert() or similar statement that can be triggered by an attacker, which leads to an application exit or other behavior that is more severe than necessary. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

Polipo before 1.0.4.1 suffers from a DoD vulnerability via specially-crafted HTTP POST / PUT request.

The weakness was disclosed 11/26/2019. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2011-3596 since 09/21/2011. The exploitation is known to be easy. Access to the local network is required for this attack. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 57783 (Fedora 16 : polipo-1.0.4.1-6.fc16 (2012-0840)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 1.0.4.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (36198), Tenable (57783) and SecurityFocus (BID 49908†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Assertion
CWE: CWE-617
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 57783
Nessus Name: Fedora 16 : polipo-1.0.4.1-6.fc16 (2012-0840)
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OpenVAS ID: 863819
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for polipo FEDORA-2012-0840
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Polipo 1.0.4.1

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09/21/2011 🔍
01/23/2012 +124 days 🔍
02/02/2012 +10 days 🔍
11/26/2019 +2854 days 🔍
11/26/2019 +0 days 🔍
10/19/2024 +1789 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: access.redhat.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2011-3596 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-3596
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-146312
SecurityFocus: 49908

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 11/26/2019 09:17
Updated: 10/19/2024 21:55
Changes: 11/26/2019 09:17 (38), 11/26/2019 09:22 (28), 02/27/2024 18:01 (4), 10/19/2024 21:55 (23)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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