CVE-2009-3305 json
Polipo 1.0.4, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a request with a Cache-Control…
published 2009-12-24 16 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2009-3287
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 10.1%
- EPSS 10.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
Polipo 1.0.4, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a request with a Cache-Control header that lacks a value for the max-age field, which triggers a segmentation fault in the httpParseHeaders function in http_parse.c, and possibly other unspecified vectors.
Timeline
- First public exploit (EDB-10338)
- Published
Exploit prediction
10.07% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-10338 Polipo 1.0.4 - Remote Memory Corruption (PoC) dos, 2009-12-07
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
References
-
debian.org
/security/2010/dsa-2002
vendor-advisory
-
secunia.com
/advisories/37607
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/37463
vdb-entry
- groups.google.com /group/linux.debian.bugs.dist/browse_thread/thread/dca6877a8117f0df
-
secunia.com
/advisories/38647
third-party-advisory
- bugs.debian.org /cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=547047
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2009-3305
- NVD CVE-2009-3305
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