MGASA-2014-0073

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    MGASA-2014-0073

    Published: 16 Feb 2014Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2013-7298

    Summary: Updated cxxtols package fixes security issue

    Details: A flaw in cxxtools version 2.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite recursion and crash) via an HTTP query that contains %% (double percent) characters (CVE-2013-7298). This update fixes the vulnerability.

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0073.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12691

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: cxxtools

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/cxxtools?arch=source&distro=mageia-4

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.2-2.1.mga4

    Affected versions

    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