libsoup 2.2.98 soup-headers.c soup_headers_parse denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in libsoup 2.2.98. It has been rated as problematic. Impacted is the function soup_headers_parse of the file soup-headers.c. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2006-5876. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in libsoup 2.2.98. This issue affects the function soup_headers_parse of the file soup-headers.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The bug was discovered 01/12/2007. The weakness was released 01/12/2007 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at vupen.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-5876 since 11/14/2006. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 24298 (Fedora Core 6 : libsoup-2.2.99-1.fc6 (2007-109)), 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 2.2.99 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (31519), Tenable (24298), SecurityFocus (BID 22034†), OSVDB (31667†) and Secunia (SA23734†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 24298
Nessus Name: Fedora Core 6 : libsoup-2.2.99-1.fc6 (2007-109)
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OpenVAS ID: 57808
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1248-1 (libsoup)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: libsoup 2.2.99

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2006-5876 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-5876
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-34391
X-Force: 31519
SecurityFocus: 22034 - LibSoup Library HTTP Headers Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 23734 - libsoup "soup_headers_parse()" Denial of Service, Less Critical
OSVDB: 31667 - libsoup soup_headers_parse DoS
Vulnerability Center: 14103 - libsoup HTTP Library Denial of Service via HTTP Headers, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-0173

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 22:21
Updated: 07/13/2019 22:48
Changes: 03/12/2015 22:21 (78), 07/13/2019 22:48 (6)
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