CVE-2006-3124

Description

Buffer overflow in the HTTP header parsing in Streamripper before 1.61.26 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted HTTP headers.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 38.88% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/21749	third party advisory
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=442126	patch
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1158	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21579	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21658	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21801	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19707	vdb entry patch
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_21_sr.html	vendor advisory
http://downloads.securityfocus.com/vulnerabilities/exploits/streamripper-aug292006.c
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200609-01.xml	vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3387	vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/28178	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28567	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-3124?: CVE-2006-3124 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-3124?: To fix CVE-2006-3124, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-3124 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-3124 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~39% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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