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CVE-2009-4413 Details

Description

The httpClientDiscardBody function in client.c in Polipo 0.9.8, 0.9.12, 1.0.4, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a request with a large Content-Length value, which triggers an integer overflow, a signed-to-unsigned conversion error with a negative value, and a segmentation fault.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=560779	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/37607	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38647	CVE
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2002	CVE
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/10338	CVE
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/12/4	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37463	CVE
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=560779	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/37607	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38647	[email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2002	[email protected]
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/10338	[email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/12/4	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37463	[email protected]

see all 14 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-189	Numeric Errors	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
pps.jussieu polipo	0.9.8 0.9.12 1.0.4
CPE cpe:2.3:a:pps.jussieu:polipo:0.9.8:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:pps.jussieu:polipo:0.9.12:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:pps.jussieu:polipo:1.0.4:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

5 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 23, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Dec 25, 2009	Initial Analysis	[email protected]