CVE-2008-7191 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 9 Sep 2009 Updated 16 Sep 2024

Remote attackers can crash the Polipo proxy server by sending a long request URL, 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-2008-7191?

CVE-2008-7191 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Sep 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-7191?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Pps.jussieu Polipo.

How do I fix CVE-2008-7191?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-7191 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-2008-7191 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-7191 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-g4w3-prx6-w7xh.