CVE-2009-4413 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Polipo versions 0.9.8, 0.9.12, and 1.0.4. An integer overflow and signed-to-unsigned conversion error, triggered by a large Content-Length value in an HTTP request, can lead to a segmentation fault and crash the proxy server. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity with a network attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for partial availability impact. While not actively exploited in the wild or on the KEV catalog, a proof-of-concept exploit is available on ExploitDB, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.9.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pps.jussieu:polipo:0.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.9.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pps.jussieu:polipo:0.9.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pps.jussieu:polipo:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.