CVE-2009-2300

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2009-07-02 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-399

Description

The management interface in the phion airlock Web Application Firewall (WAF) 4.1-10.41 does not properly handle CGI requests that specify large width and height parameters for an image, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands or cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via a crafted request.

Affected products

Phion Airlock Web Application Firewall: 4.1-10.41

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/35641
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504681/100/0/threaded
https://techzone.phion.com/hotfix_HF4112
http://secunia.com/advisories/35641
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504681/100/0/threaded
https://techzone.phion.com/hotfix_HF4112

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