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CVE-2009-2732
The checkHTTPpassword function in http.c in ntop 3.3.10 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer…
Medium5.0EPSS 7.3%
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 7.3% · top 5.6% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (5)
- 36403 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20090818 ntop <= 3.3.10 Basic Authentication Null Pointer Denial of Service (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 20090818 (Reposting truncated message) Re: ntop <= 3.3.10 Basic Authentication Null Pointer Denial of Service (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- ADV-2009-2317 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- MDVSA-2010:181 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
Sources
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- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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