CVE-2009-3305
Polipo 1.0.4, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service ...
Polipo 1.0.4, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a request with a Cache-Control header that lacks a value for the max-age field, which triggers a segmentation fault in the httpParseHeaders function in http_parse.c, and possibly other unspecified vectors.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Polipo 1.0.4, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a request with a Cache-Control header that lacks a value for the max-age field, which triggers a segmentation fault in the httpParseHeaders function in http_parse.c, and possibly other unspecified vectors.
- Record
CVE-2009-3305- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Polipo 1.0.4, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a request with a Cache-Control header that lacks a value for the max-age field, which triggers a segmentation fault in the httpParseHeaders function in http_parse.c, and possibly other unspecified vectors.
- Record
CVE-2009-3305- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-3287 No score
Polipo 1.0.4, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a request with a Cache-Control header that lacks a value for the max-age field, which triggers a segmentation fault in the httpParseHeaders function in http_parse.c, and possibly other unspecified vectors.
- Record
EUVD-2009-3287- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v2mm-g69c-c43h No score
Polipo 1.0.4, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service ...
Polipo 1.0.4, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a request with a Cache-Control header that lacks a value for the max-age field, which triggers a segmentation fault in the httpParseHeaders function in http_parse.c, and possibly other unspecified vectors.
- Record
GHSA-v2mm-g69c-c43h- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Polipo 1.0.4, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a request with a Cache-Control header that lacks a value for the max-age field, which triggers a segmentation fault in the httpParseHeaders function in http_parse.c, and possibly other unspecified vectors.
- Record
CVE-2009-3305- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
polipoDebian:5.0 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 1.0.4-1+lenny1, plus listed versions 1.0.4-1 |
1.0.4-1+lenny1 |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Polipo 1.0.4 - Remote Memory Corruption (PoC) | 2009-12-07 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| affected | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2009-3305 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Pps.jussieu Polipo, published December 24, 2009. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 10.1%, the 95th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/37463
groups.google.com/group/linux.debian.bugs.dist/browse_thread/thread/dca6877a8117f0df
secunia.com/advisories/38647
debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2002
bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=547047
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-3305
github.com/advisories/GHSA-v2mm-g69c-c43h