gsd-2009-2855
Vulnerability from gsd
Modified
2023-12-13 01:19
Details
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.
Aliases
Aliases
CVE-2009-2855


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    "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.",
    "id": "GSD-2009-2855",
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      "https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-2855.html",
      "https://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-1991",
      "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0221",
      "https://linux.oracle.com/cve/CVE-2009-2855.html"
    ]
  },
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      "modified": "2023-12-13T01:19:46.991723Z",
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            "accessVector": "NETWORK",
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            "availabilityImpact": "PARTIAL",
            "baseScore": 5.0,
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          "obtainAllPrivilege": false,
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      },
      "lastModifiedDate": "2017-09-19T01:29Z",
      "publishedDate": "2009-08-18T21:00Z"
    }
  }
}


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