CVE-2006-0046

CVE-2006-0046 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the squid_redirect script of adzapper versions prior to 2006-01-29. Attackers can exploit this by submitting a URL containing an excessive number of trailing forward slashes, leading to high CPU consumption due to inefficient regular expression processing. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.8, indicating a high severity with a network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and a complete impact on availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.