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Out-of-bounds Read Affecting squid package, versions <7:5.5-6.el9_3.5

Severity

 Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on AlmaLinux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    1.3% (87th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-ALMALINUX9-SQUID-6146132
  • published 8 Jan 2024
  • disclosed 8 Jan 2024
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Introduced: 8 Jan 2024

CVE-2023-49285 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-125 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:9 squid to version 7:5.5-6.el9_3.5 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2024:0071.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream squid package and not the squid package as distributed by AlmaLinux. See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

Squid is a caching proxy for the Web supporting HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, and more. Due to a Buffer Overread bug Squid is vulnerable to a Denial of Service attack against Squid HTTP Message processing. This bug is fixed by Squid version 6.5. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

References

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

7.5 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    None
  • Integrity (I)
    None
  • Availability (A)
    High
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Red Hat

7.5 high
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SUSE

8.6 high