CVE-2008-7191

Unspecified vulnerability in Polipo before 1.0.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long request URL.

Published: 2009-09-09 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-7191 is rated Moderate Risk (42.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.16%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-7191

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.47% 1.16% +0.68%
2 2025-03-17 0.26% 0.47% +0.21%
3 2024-09-17 — 0.26% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-7191

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-7191

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-7191

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu low CVE-2008-7191 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (polipo), 6 status rows across 6 suites (dapper, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, upstream): not-affected 4, ignored 1, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-7191

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-7191

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
pps.jussieu polipo <= 1.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:pps.jussieu:polipo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pps.jussieu polipo 0.1 cpe:2.3:a:pps.jussieu:polipo:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pps.jussieu polipo 0.2 cpe:2.3:a:pps.jussieu:polipo:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pps.jussieu polipo 0.3 cpe:2.3:a:pps.jussieu:polipo:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pps.jussieu polipo 0.4 cpe:2.3:a:pps.jussieu:polipo:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pps.jussieu polipo 0.5 cpe:2.3:a:pps.jussieu:polipo:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pps.jussieu polipo 0.6 cpe:2.3:a:pps.jussieu:polipo:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pps.jussieu polipo 0.7 cpe:2.3:a:pps.jussieu:polipo:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pps.jussieu polipo 0.8 cpe:2.3:a:pps.jussieu:polipo:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pps.jussieu polipo 0.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:pps.jussieu:polipo:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pps.jussieu polipo 0.8.2 cpe:2.3:a:pps.jussieu:polipo:0.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pps.jussieu polipo 0.8.3 cpe:2.3:a:pps.jussieu:polipo:0.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pps.jussieu polipo 0.8.4 cpe:2.3:a:pps.jussieu:polipo:0.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pps.jussieu polipo 0.8.99.0 cpe:2.3:a:pps.jussieu:polipo:0.8.99.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pps.jussieu polipo 0.8.99.1 cpe:2.3:a:pps.jussieu:polipo:0.8.99.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pps.jussieu polipo 0.8.99.2 cpe:2.3:a:pps.jussieu:polipo:0.8.99.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pps.jussieu polipo 0.8.99.3 cpe:2.3:a:pps.jussieu:polipo:0.8.99.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pps.jussieu polipo 0.9 cpe:2.3:a:pps.jussieu:polipo:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pps.jussieu polipo 0.9.1 cpe:2.3:a:pps.jussieu:polipo:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pps.jussieu polipo 0.9.2 cpe:2.3:a:pps.jussieu:polipo:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pps.jussieu polipo 0.9.3 cpe:2.3:a:pps.jussieu:polipo:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pps.jussieu polipo 0.9.4 cpe:2.3:a:pps.jussieu:polipo:0.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pps.jussieu polipo 0.9.5 cpe:2.3:a:pps.jussieu:polipo:0.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pps.jussieu polipo 0.9.6 cpe:2.3:a:pps.jussieu:polipo:0.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pps.jussieu polipo 0.9.7 cpe:2.3:a:pps.jussieu:polipo:0.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pps.jussieu polipo 0.9.8 cpe:2.3:a:pps.jussieu:polipo:0.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pps.jussieu polipo 0.9.9 cpe:2.3:a:pps.jussieu:polipo:0.9.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pps.jussieu polipo 0.9.10 cpe:2.3:a:pps.jussieu:polipo:0.9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pps.jussieu polipo 0.9.11 cpe:2.3:a:pps.jussieu:polipo:0.9.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pps.jussieu polipo 0.9.12 cpe:2.3:a:pps.jussieu:polipo:0.9.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pps.jussieu polipo 0.9.99.0 cpe:2.3:a:pps.jussieu:polipo:0.9.99.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pps.jussieu polipo 0.9.99.1 cpe:2.3:a:pps.jussieu:polipo:0.9.99.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pps.jussieu polipo 0.9.99.2 cpe:2.3:a:pps.jussieu:polipo:0.9.99.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pps.jussieu polipo 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:pps.jussieu:polipo:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pps.jussieu polipo 1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:pps.jussieu:polipo:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pps.jussieu polipo 1.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:pps.jussieu:polipo:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-7191

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