CVE-2013-7298

MEDIUM 5.0CVE-2013-7298 · Published 26/01/2014 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2013-7298 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 5.0) vulnerability affecting cxxtools (tntnet).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 1.8%, higher than 79.0% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
cxxtools tntnet	`≤ 2.2`	No fix yet

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.

References

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

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