// For flags

CVE-2009-2855

squid: DoS (100% CPU use) while processing certain external ACL helper HTTP headers

Severity Score

5.0
*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

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.

La función strListGetItem en src/HttpHeaderTools.c en Squid v2.7 a permite a los atacantes remotos causar una denegación de servicio a través de una cabecera auth manipulada con ciertos delimitadores coma que lanzan un bucle infinito de llamadas a la función strcspn.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial
Attack Vector
Adjacent
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2009-08-18 CVE Reserved
  • 2009-08-18 CVE Published
  • 2023-03-07 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Squid-cache
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Squid
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2.7
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-
Affected
Squid-cache
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Squid
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2.7
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stable3
Affected
Squid-cache
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Squid
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2.7
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stable4
Affected