CVE-2009-2732 Null dereference in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the ntop daemon by sending a malformed HTTP Authorization header, causing a denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2009-2732?
CVE-2009-2732 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Aug 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The checkHTTPpassword function in http.c in ntop 3.3.10 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via an Authorization HTTP header that lacks a : (colon) character in the base64-decoded string.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-2732?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ntop Ntop.
How do I fix CVE-2009-2732?
No fix has been published for CVE-2009-2732 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2009-2732 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2009-2732 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h3h4-v8x5-4h4j.