CVE-2020-36420
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CVE-2020-36420 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.5/10 on the CVSS scale. Polipo through 1.1.1, when NDEBUG is omitted, allows denial of service via a reachable assertion during parsing of a malformed Range header. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer. EPSS estimates a 1.90% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Polipo through 1.1.1, when NDEBUG is omitted, allows denial of service via a reachable assertion during parsing of a malformed Range header. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Polipo Project | Polipo | <= 1.1.1 |
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/07/18/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/755896Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/jech/polipo/commit/4d42ca1b5849518762d110f34b6ce2e03d6df9ecPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/11/18/1Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/07/18/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/755896Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/jech/polipo/commit/4d42ca1b5849518762d110f34b6ce2e03d6df9ecPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/11/18/1Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Modified
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