Buffer Over-read Affecting squid-debuginfo package, versions <7:3.5.20-17.amzn2.7.19


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.17% (90th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-SQUIDDEBUGINFO-6457682
  • published19 Mar 2024
  • disclosed4 Dec 2023

Introduced: 4 Dec 2023

CVE-2023-49285  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-126  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 squid-debuginfo to version 7:3.5.20-17.amzn2.7.19 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2024-2500.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream squid-debuginfo package and not the squid-debuginfo package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 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.

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