VDB-49887 · CVE-2008-7191 · OSVDB 39912

Pps.jussieu Polipo up to 1.0.3 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Pps.jussieu Polipo. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2008-7191. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Pps.jussieu Polipo. This affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in Polipo before 1.0.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long request URL.

The weakness was disclosed 01/07/2008 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at pps.jussieu.fr. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-7191 since 09/09/2009. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 1.0.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at OSVDB (39912†). The entries VDB-26511, VDB-38590 and VDB-38589 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Base Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Polipo 1.0.0

Timelineinfo

01/07/2008 🔍
01/07/2008 +0 days 🔍
09/09/2009 +611 days 🔍
09/09/2009 +0 days 🔍
03/18/2015 +2016 days 🔍
01/19/2019 +1403 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: pps.jussieu.fr
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2008-7191 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-7191
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-49887
OSVDB: 39912 - Polipo Large URL Handling Remote DoS

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 01/19/2019 11:43
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (46), 01/19/2019 11:43 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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