Is CVE-2008-1612 actively exploited?

CVE-2008-1612 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-09.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-1612?

CVE-2008-1612 has a CVSS score of 4.3 (UNKNOWN severity). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P.

How do I patch CVE-2008-1612?

Patch guidance is available from squid security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2008-1612.

CVE-2008-1612 - remediation guidance & executive summary

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.

CVSS Metrics

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

Metadata

Primary Vendor: SQUID
Published: 4/1/2008
Last Modified: 4/9/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2008-1612

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