CVE-2009-2732 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 7.3% (pctl 94)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 7.27% — more likely to be exploited than 94% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2009-08-21 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| ntop | ntop |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | ntop 3.3.10 - HTTP Basic Authentication Null Pointer Dereference Denial of Service | 2009-08-18 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36403
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:181
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/505862/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/505876/100/0/threaded
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2317
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36403
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:181
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/505862/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/505876/100/0/threaded
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2317
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