CVE-2013-7298

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    CVE-2013-7298

    Published: 26 Jan 2014Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://secunia.com/advisories/56363, 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://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

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High