CVE-2006-5876

Publication date 16 January 2007

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Unknown

Why this priority?

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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
libsoup 7.04 feisty
Not affected
6.10 edgy
Fixed 2.2.96-0ubuntu2.1
6.06 LTS dapper
Fixed 2.2.93-0ubuntu1.1

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-411-1
    • libsoup vulnerability
    • 23 January 2007

Other references