# CVE-2013-7298: query\_params.cpp in cxxtools before 2.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite recursion and crash) via an HTTP qu

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2014-01-26 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

query_params.cpp in cxxtools before 2.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite recursion and crash) via an HTTP query that contains %% (double percent) characters.

## What to do

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## References

- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90564
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65020
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/116
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/112
- http://secunia.com/advisories/56363
- http://www.tntnet.org/download/cxxtools-2.2.1/Releasenotes-2.2.1.markdown
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-January/127445.html

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