CVE-2026-119760
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
sniproxy through 0.7.0 contains a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in resolv_cancel() that allows remote unauthenticated attackers to crash the daemon by sending overlong hostnames. Attackers can send a 254 or 255 character TLS SNI name or HTTP Host header matching a wildcard backend, then close the connection to terminate the proxy.
Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
8.7
(v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
Published
2026-10-30 18:17:26.650000
Last modified
2026-10-30 19:23:25.493000
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"published": "2026-10-30T18:17:26.650",
"lastModified": "2026-10-30T19:23:25.493",
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