VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2006-5876
The soup_headers_parse function in soup-headers.c for libsoup HTTP library before 2.2.99 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via malformed HTTP headers, probably involving missing fields or values.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 2.69%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.69%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The soup_headers_parse function in soup-headers.c for libsoup HTTP library before 2.2.99 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via malformed HTTP headers, probably involving missing fields or values.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.8 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- EPSS
- 2.69% probability · 85th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- libsoup/libsoup
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2509
- http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/gnome/sources/libsoup/2.2/libsoup-2.2.99.news
- http://osvdb.org/31667
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23734
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23770
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23871
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23873
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23961
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23976
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1248
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:029
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22034
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-411-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0173
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31519
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-965
- http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2509
- http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/gnome/sources/libsoup/2.2/libsoup-2.2.99.news
- http://osvdb.org/31667
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23734
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23770
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23871
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23873
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23961
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23976
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1248
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:029
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22034
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-411-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0173
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.