CVE-2013-7298 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

query_params.cpp in cxxtools before 2.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite recursion and crash) via an HTTP query that contains %% (double percent) characters.

Published: 2014-01-26

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: 1.2% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:tntnet:cxxtools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2013-7075	query_params.cpp in cxxtools before 2.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite recursion and crash) via an HTTP query that contains %% (double percent) characters.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0119.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-January/127445.html
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/112
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/116
http://secunia.com/advisories/56363
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65020
http://www.tntnet.org/download/cxxtools-2.2.1/Releasenotes-2.2.1.markdown
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90564

History

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Subscriptions

Tntnet Cxxtools

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2014-01-26T20:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T18:01:20.310Z

Reserved: 2014-01-18T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2013-7298

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2014-01-26T20:55:06.330

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2013-7298

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-399

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