# CVE-2014-6269: Multiple integer overflows in the http\_request\_forward\_body function in proto\_http.c in HAProxy 1.5-dev23 before 1.5.4 allow remote attacker

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2014-09-30 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Multiple integer overflows in the http_request_forward_body function in proto_http.c in HAProxy 1.5-dev23 before 1.5.4 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a large stream of data, which triggers a buffer overflow and an out-of-bounds read.

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## References

- http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.web.haproxy/17726
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61507
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59936
- http://git.haproxy.org/?p=haproxy-1.5.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=b4d05093bc89f71377230228007e69a1434c1a0c
- http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.web.haproxy/18097
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/09/23
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1292.html

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