# CVE-2006-5876: 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 servic

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2007-01-16 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

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## References

- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1248
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22034
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-965
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23961
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23734
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0173
- http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/gnome/sources/libsoup/2.2/libsoup-2.2.99.news
- http://osvdb.org/31667
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:029
- http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2509
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23871
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23770
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23873
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-411-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23976
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31519

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