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libsoup "soup_headers_parse()" Denial of Service
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA23734
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Release Date:
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2007-01-15
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Popularity:
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5,226 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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DoS
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | libsoup 2.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2006-5876
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Description:
Roland Lezuo and Josselin Mouette have reported a vulnerability in libsoup, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).
The vulnerability is caused due to an error within the "soup_headers_parse()" function in soup-headers.c. This can be exploited to crash an application using the library by sending specially crafted HTTP requests.
Solution:
Fixed in version 2.2.99.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Roland Lezuo and Josselin Mouette
Original Advisory:
http://www.us.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1248
http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=391970
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