CVE-2009-2855
N/A
Published: August 18, 2009 at 08:41 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:10 PM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorSquidCache Squid
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 34%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (12)
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/07/20/10Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/03/3Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/04/6Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20
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