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Libsoup: null pointer dereference in libsoup may lead to denial of service

A denial-of-service vulnerability has been identified in the libsoup HTTP client library. This flaw can be triggered when a libsoup client receives a 401 (Unauthorized) HTTP response containing a specifically crafted domain parameter within the WWW-Authenticate header. Processing this malformed header can lead to a crash of the client application using libsoup. An attacker could exploit this by setting up a malicious HTTP server. If a user's application using the vulnerable libsoup library connects to this malicious server, it could result in a denial-of-service. Successful exploitation requires tricking a user's client application into connecting to the attacker's malicious server.

Affected products

libsoup
  • <3.6.6
libsoup3

Matching in nixpkgs

pkgs.libsoup_3

HTTP client/server library for GNOME

  • nixos-unstable -

pkgs.libsoup_2_4

HTTP client/server library for GNOME

  • nixos-unstable -

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