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
Published Dec 24, 2009
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 10.07%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.0.4
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 10.07% (0.10066) | 95.50th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 10.07% (0.10066) | 95.01th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 11.48% (0.11481) | 92.96th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 14.95% (0.14945) | 90.94th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 11.48% (0.11481) | 93.05th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 3.10% (0.03098) | 90.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.99% (0.01991) | 89.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.99% (0.01991) | 87.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (6)
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=547047 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://groups.google.com/group/linux.debian.bugs.dist/browse_thread/thread/dca6877a8117f0df x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37607 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38647 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2002 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37463 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=547047 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://groups.google.com/group/linux.debian.bugs.dist/browse_thread/thread/dca6877a8117f0df | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/37607 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/38647 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2002 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37463 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
Change history (0)
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