CVE-2010-0639

The htcpHandleTstRequest function in htcp.c in Squid 2.x before 2.6.STABLE24 and 2.7 before 2.7.STABLE8, and htcp.cc in 3.0 before 3.0.STABLE24, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via crafted packets to the HTCP port.

Published: 2010-02-15 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2010-0639 is rated Moderate Risk (49.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 30.34%, 98th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-0639

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 49.37% 30.34% -19.03%
2 2025-07-30 56.16% 49.37% -6.79%
3 2025-03-30 56.16%

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2010-0639

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2010-0639

OS Trackers for CVE-2010-0639

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2010-0639 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (squid), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-0639
gentoo high CVE-2010-0639: 1 GLSA(s) (201110-24), 1 atom(s) (net-proxy/squid); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2010-0639
redhat low https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-0639
ubuntu medium CVE-2010-0639 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (squid, squid3), 20 status rows across 10 suites (dapper, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, upstream): released 10, ignored 4, not-affected 4, DNE 1, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2010-0639

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2010-0639

Comment: Per: http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/476.html 'NULL Pointer Dereference'

Vendor comments (NVD) for CVE-2010-0639

  • Red Hat (2010-02-16T00:00:00)

    Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of squid as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, or 5. Those versions are not compiled with the support for HTCP protocol.

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2010-0639

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
squid-cache squid 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
squid-cache squid 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
squid-cache squid 2.2 cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
squid-cache squid 2.3 cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
squid-cache squid 2.4 cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
squid-cache squid 2.5 cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
squid-cache squid 2.6 cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
squid-cache squid 2.7 cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
squid-cache squid 2.7 cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:2.7:stable3:*:*:*:*:*:*
squid-cache squid 2.7 cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:2.7:stable4:*:*:*:*:*:*
squid-cache squid 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
squid-cache squid 3.0.stable1 cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:3.0.stable1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
squid-cache squid 3.0.stable2 cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:3.0.stable2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
squid-cache squid 3.0.stable3 cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:3.0.stable3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
squid-cache squid 3.0.stable4 cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:3.0.stable4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
squid-cache squid 3.0.stable5 cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:3.0.stable5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
squid-cache squid 3.0.stable6 cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:3.0.stable6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
squid-cache squid 3.0.stable7 cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:3.0.stable7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
squid-cache squid 3.0.stable8 cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:3.0.stable8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
squid-cache squid 3.0.stable9 cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:3.0.stable9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
squid-cache squid 3.0.stable11 cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:3.0.stable11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
squid-cache squid 3.0.stable12 cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:3.0.stable12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
squid-cache squid 3.0.stable13 cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:3.0.stable13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
squid-cache squid 3.0.stable14 cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:3.0.stable14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
squid-cache squid 3.0.stable15 cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:3.0.stable15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
squid-cache squid 3.0.stable16 cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:3.0.stable16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
squid-cache squid 3.0.stable17 cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:3.0.stable17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
squid-cache squid 3.0.stable18 cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:3.0.stable18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
squid-cache squid 3.0.stable19 cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:3.0.stable19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
squid-cache squid 3.0.stable20 cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:3.0.stable20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
squid-cache squid 3.0.stable21 cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:3.0.stable21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
squid-cache squid 3.0.stable22 cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:3.0.stable22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
squid-cache squid 3.0.stable23 cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:3.0.stable23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2010-0639

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