CVE-2011-3596

Description

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

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 13.88% Top 10%
Third-Party Advisory redhat.com Third-Party Advisory debian.org Third-Party Advisory redhat.com Third-Party Advisory debian.org
Affected: polipo polipo
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-3596 third party advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-3596 issue tracking third party advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-3596 third party advisory
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=644289 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-3596?
CVE-2011-3596 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-3596?
To fix CVE-2011-3596, 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-2011-3596 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2011-3596 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~14% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2011-3596?
CVE-2011-3596 affects polipo polipo.
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