Vulnerability identifier: #VU35039

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2011-3596

CWE-ID: CWE-617

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: Yes

Vulnerable software:
Debian Linux
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor: Debian

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Polipo before 1.0.4.1 suffers from a DoD vulnerability via specially-crafted HTTP POST / PUT request.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Debian Linux: 8.0 - 9.0

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External links
http://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-3596
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=644289
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-3596
http://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-3596

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.