# CVE-2013-2175: HAProxy 1.4 before 1.4.24 and 1.5 before 1.5-dev19, when configured to use hdr\_ip or other "hdr\_\*" functions with a negative occurrence coun

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2013-08-19 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

HAProxy 1.4 before 1.4.24 and 1.5 before 1.5-dev19, when configured to use hdr_ip or other "hdr_*" functions with a negative occurrence count, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (negative array index usage and crash) via an HTTP header with a certain number of values, related to the MAX_HDR_HISTORY variable.

## What to do

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## References

- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1204.html
- http://marc.info/?l=haproxy&m=137147915029705&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/54344
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=974259
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2711
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1120.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1889-1

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