Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting squid-debuginfo package, versions <7:3.5.20-17.amzn2.7.20


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
6.97% (94th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-SQUIDDEBUGINFO-6515670
  • published2 Apr 2024
  • disclosed15 Apr 2020

Introduced: 15 Apr 2020

CVE-2019-12521  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-122  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 squid-debuginfo to version 7:3.5.20-17.amzn2.7.20 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2024-2509.

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.

An issue was discovered in Squid through 4.7. When Squid is parsing ESI, it keeps the ESI elements in ESIContext. ESIContext contains a buffer for holding a stack of ESIElements. When a new ESIElement is parsed, it is added via addStackElement. addStackElement has a check for the number of elements in this buffer, but it's off by 1, leading to a Heap Overflow of 1 element. The overflow is within the same structure so it can't affect adjacent memory blocks, and thus just leads to a crash while processing.

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