The httpClientDiscardBody function in client.c in Polipo 0.9.8, 0.9.12, 1.0.4, and…
Priority LOW 34CWE-189Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-189 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
The httpClientDiscardBody function in client.c in Polipo 0.9.8, 0.9.12, 1.0.4, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a request with a large Content-Length value, which triggers an integer overflow, a signed-to-unsigned conversion error with a negative value, and a segmentation fault.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0866 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:pps.jussieu:polipo:0.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.9.8 | Vulnerable | Pps.jussieu |
| cpe:2.3:a:pps.jussieu:polipo:0.9.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.9.12 | Vulnerable | Pps.jussieu |
| cpe:2.3:a:pps.jussieu:polipo:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.4 | Vulnerable | Pps.jussieu |
- cpe:2.3:a:pps.jussieu:polipo:0.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.8 Vulnerable ·Pps.jussieu
- cpe:2.3:a:pps.jussieu:polipo:0.9.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.12 Vulnerable ·Pps.jussieu
- cpe:2.3:a:pps.jussieu:polipo:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.4 Vulnerable ·Pps.jussieu
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-4413
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-739g-q9wv-464j
- 2026-10-09 EPSS moved to the 95th–99th percentile
References
More Pps.jussieu Polipo vulnerabilities
- TI-2009-03147 Polipo 1.0.4, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2008-06879 Unspecified vulnerability in Polipo before 1.0.4 allows remote attackers to cause a… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
Sources
- CVE-2009-4413 · CVE Program
- CVE-2009-4413 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-739g-q9wv-464j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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