CVE-2006-5876
Libsoup HTTP Library Denial of Service Vulnerability
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Jan. 16, 2007, 7:28 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 9, 2025, 12:30 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | HIGH | [email protected] |
Solution
- Upgrade the libsoup package.
- Update the affected packages.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2006-5876.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2006-5876 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2006-5876
weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2006-5876 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2006-5876 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2509 Added Reference http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/gnome/sources/libsoup/2.2/libsoup-2.2.99.news Added Reference http://osvdb.org/31667 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/23734 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/23770 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/23871 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/23873 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/23961 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/23976 Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1248 Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:029 Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22034 Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-411-1 Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0173 Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31519 Added Reference https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-965 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 20, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/31519 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31519 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 16, 2007
Action Type Old Value New Value
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.8
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
5.88 }} 0.22%
score
0.90249
percentile