What is the severity of CVE-2006-5876?

CVE-2006-5876 is categorized as a denial of service vulnerability, which can cause the application to crash.

How do I fix CVE-2006-5876?

To fix CVE-2006-5876, you should upgrade libsoup to version 2.2.99 or later, which addresses the vulnerability.

What systems are affected by CVE-2006-5876?

CVE-2006-5876 specifically affects libsoup version 2.2.98 and earlier implementations.

What type of attacks can exploit CVE-2006-5876?

Remote attackers can exploit CVE-2006-5876 by sending malformed HTTP headers to cause a denial of service.

Is CVE-2006-5876 still a risk for modern applications?

While CVE-2006-5876 primarily affects older versions of libsoup, any applications still using those versions remain at risk.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2006-5876

high

7.8

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

16/1/2007

7/8/2024

CVE-2006-5876

First published: Tue Jan 16 2007(Updated: )

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.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
libsoup	=2.2.98

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-5876?
CVE-2006-5876 is categorized as a denial of service vulnerability, which can cause the application to crash.
How do I fix CVE-2006-5876?
To fix CVE-2006-5876, you should upgrade libsoup to version 2.2.99 or later, which addresses the vulnerability.
What systems are affected by CVE-2006-5876?
CVE-2006-5876 specifically affects libsoup version 2.2.98 and earlier implementations.
What type of attacks can exploit CVE-2006-5876?
Remote attackers can exploit CVE-2006-5876 by sending malformed HTTP headers to cause a denial of service.
Is CVE-2006-5876 still a risk for modern applications?
While CVE-2006-5876 primarily affects older versions of libsoup, any applications still using those versions remain at risk.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-5876?
CVE-2006-5876 is categorized as a denial of service vulnerability, which can cause the application to crash.
How do I fix CVE-2006-5876?
To fix CVE-2006-5876, you should upgrade libsoup to version 2.2.99 or later, which addresses the vulnerability.
What systems are affected by CVE-2006-5876?
CVE-2006-5876 specifically affects libsoup version 2.2.98 and earlier implementations.
What type of attacks can exploit CVE-2006-5876?
Remote attackers can exploit CVE-2006-5876 by sending malformed HTTP headers to cause a denial of service.
Is CVE-2006-5876 still a risk for modern applications?
While CVE-2006-5876 primarily affects older versions of libsoup, any applications still using those versions remain at risk.