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CVE-2008-1612

Published: Apr 1, 2008Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-20
4.3MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
2.2%
Top 19.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

The arrayShrink function (lib/Array.c) in Squid 2.6.STABLE17 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (process exit) via unknown vectors that cause an array to shrink to 0 entries, which triggers an assert error. NOTE: this issue is due to an incorrect fix for CVE-2007-6239.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:MAu:NC:NI:NA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

CWE-20

Affected Products

squid
oss-projectaka squid web proxy cache, squid web proxy
squidOn-prem
Networking Infrastructure / load-balancer-proxy
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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

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References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-05/msg00000.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://marc.info/?l=squid-announce&m=120614453813157&w=2
marc.info
http://secunia.com/advisories/27477
secunia.com
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