CVE-2009-2732

ntop: NULL pointer dereference by HTTP Basic Authentication (DoS)

Published Aug 20, 2009 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 7.3% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2009-2723 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.
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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 5:59 AM
Reserved
Aug 10, 2009, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 21, 2009, 11:02 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:10 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Aug 8, 2009, 12:00 AM