Description
Squid is a caching proxy for the Web supporting HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, and more. Due to an Incorrect Check of Function Return Value bug Squid is vulnerable to a Denial of Service attack against its Helper process management. This bug is fixed by Squid version 6.5. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
CVSS breakdown
CVSS 3.1
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Affected products
- squid-cache / squid< 6.5 – < 6.5
References
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttps://github.com/squid-cache/squid/security/advisories/GHSA-xggx-9329-3c27
- PATCHhttps://github.com/squid-cache/squid/commit/6014c6648a2a54a4ecb7f952ea1163e0798f9264
- MISChttp://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v6/SQUID-2023_8.patch
- MAILING_LISThttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MEV66D3PAAY6K7TWDT3WZBLCPLASFJDC/
- MAILING_LISThttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/A5QASTMCUSUEW3UOMKHZJB3FTONWSRXS/
- MAILING_LISThttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00003.html
- MISChttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240119-0004/
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