CVE-2009-0478

Public Exploit

Description

Squid 2.7 to 2.7.STABLE5, 3.0 to 3.0.STABLE12, and 3.1 to 3.1.0.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via an HTTP request with an invalid version number, which triggers a reachable assertion in (1) HttpMsg.c and (2) HttpStatusLine.c.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 79.76% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory squid-cache.org Vendor Advisory squid-cache.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33604 patch vdb entry exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/33731 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-38.xml vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500653/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00000.html vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=484246
http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v2/2.7/changesets/12432.patch vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021684 vdb entry
http://www.squid-cache.org/Advisories/SQUID-2009_1.txt vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:034 vendor advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8021 exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/34467 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-0478?
CVE-2009-0478 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-0478?
To fix CVE-2009-0478, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2009-0478 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-0478 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~80% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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