CVE-2007-4625 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published 31 Aug 2007 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote HTTP servers can crash the Polipo proxy daemon by aborting POST responses, causing a denial of service.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2007-4625?

CVE-2007-4625 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 31 Aug 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Polipo before 1.0.2 allows remote HTTP servers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) by aborting the response to a POST request.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-4625?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Polipo Polipo.

How do I fix CVE-2007-4625?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-4625 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2007-4625 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-4625 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-wjq5-mq56-4wjf.