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CVE-2009-2621

Squid 3.0 through 3.0.STABLE16 and 3.1 through 3.1.0.11 does not properly enforce "buffer limits and related bound check

Squid 3.0 through 3.0.STABLE16 and 3.1 through 3.1.0.11 does not properly enforce "buffer limits and related bound checks," which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via (1) an incomplete request or (2) a request with a large header size, related to (a) HttpMsg.cc and (b) client_side.cc.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 0.23562
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  • EPSS ≥ 0.10 - elevated exploitation probability
  • EPSS percentile: top 4% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
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Affected Products & Versions

1
squid-cache squidall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

5
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cret@cert.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Published to NVD28 Jul 2009 · 05:30 PM
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References & Sources

8
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://secunia.com/advisories/36007
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:161
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:178
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35812
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022607
http://www.squid-cache.org/Advisories/SQUID-2009_2.txtVendor Advisory
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