Axel: vulnerability in HTTP redirection handling
| Package(s): | axel | CVE #(s): | CAN-2005-0390 | ||||||||
| Created: | April 12, 2005 | Updated: | April 13, 2005 | ||||||||
| Description: | A possible buffer overflow has been reported in the HTTP redirection handling code in conn.c. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by setting up a malicious site and enticing a user to connect to it. This could possibly lead to the execution of arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running Axel. | ||||||||||
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