CVE-2009-2855
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
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 34.03% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 98.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2009-08-18 20:41Z17 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 06:07Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2009-08-18
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 039d0b1aaffd4df19cc380d4e74a765ca10d48eb8f44ca33c53ee707b20f00be
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20090803 Re: squid DoS in external auth header parserhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/03/3
- www.securityfocus.com36091http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36091
- bugs.debian.orghttp://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=534982
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20090804 Re: squid DoS in external auth header parserhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/04/6
- www.squid-cache.orghttp://www.squid-cache.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=2704
- www.squid-cache.orghttp://www.squid-cache.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=2541
- www.securitytracker.com1022757http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022757
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:10592https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10592
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=518182
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20090720 squid DoS in external auth header parserhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/07/20/10
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comsquid-strlistgetitem-dos(52610)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52610
- bugs.debian.orghttp://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?msg=31%3Bfilename=diff%3Batt=1%3Bbug=534982
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- squid Fixed in 2.7.STABLE7-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- squid Fixed in 2.7.STABLE7-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- squid Fixed in 2.7.STABLE7-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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