CVE-2006-3124 Memory corruption in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code via crafted HTTP headers in Streamripper.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2006-3124?

CVE-2006-3124 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Aug 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Buffer overflow in the HTTP header parsing in Streamripper before 1.61.26 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted HTTP headers.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-3124?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Streamripper Streamripper.

How do I fix CVE-2006-3124?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2006-3124 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-3124 exists.

Public exploit code: 2 Exploit-DB entries.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2006-3124, DSA-1158, GHSA-jrqj-hpcm-6c55.

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