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Status published
Medium
CVE-2009-2855
The strListGetItem function in src/HttpHeaderTools.c in Squid 2.7 allows remote...
Vulnerability Description
The strListGetItem function in src/HttpHeaderTools.c in Squid 2.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted auth header with certain comma delimiters that trigger an infinite loop of calls to the strcspn function.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/03/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36091
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=534982
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/04/6
- http://www.squid-cache.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=2704
- http://www.squid-cache.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=2541
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022757
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10592
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=518182
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/07/20/10
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52610
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?msg=31%3Bfilename=diff%3Batt=1%3Bbug=534982
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Vulnerable Versions:
2.7
Timeline
Official Publish:
August 18th, 2009
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.