Is CVE-2007-6239 actively exploited?

CVE-2007-6239 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-09.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2007-6239?

CVE-2007-6239 has a CVSS score of 5 (UNKNOWN severity). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P.

How do I patch CVE-2007-6239?

Patch guidance is available from squid security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2007-6239.

CVE-2007-6239 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2007-6239?

38 products: squid squid web proxy cache, squid squid web proxy cache, squid squid web proxy cache, squid squid web proxy cache, squid squid web proxy cache, and 33 more.

Description

The "cache update reply processing" functionality in Squid 2.x before 2.6.STABLE17 and Squid 3.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via unknown vectors related to HTTP headers and an Array memory leak during requests for cached objects.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector: network
Access Cmplx: low
Auth: none
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: none
Availability: partial
Weaknesses: CWE-20 · Improper Input Validation

Metadata

Primary Vendor: SQUID
Published: 12/4/2007
Last Modified: 4/9/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

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Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD