Out-of-bounds Write Affecting squid package, versions <7:3.5.20-17.41.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
93.7% (100th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-SQUID-1724450
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed4 Feb 2020

Introduced: 4 Feb 2020

CVE-2020-8450  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-131  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 squid to version 7:3.5.20-17.41.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2020-1453.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream squid package and not the squid package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2018.03 relevant fixed versions and status.

An issue was discovered in Squid before 4.10. Due to incorrect buffer management, a remote client can cause a buffer overflow in a Squid instance acting as a reverse proxy.

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