SB2019112640 - Reachable Assertion in Debian Linux
Published: November 26, 2019 Updated: August 9, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019112640
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Reachable Assertion (CVE-ID: CVE-2011-3596)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Polipo before 1.0.4.1 suffers from a DoD vulnerability via specially-crafted HTTP POST / PUT request.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.