Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere Affecting squid package, versions <7:3.5.20-17.41.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.37% (73rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-SQUID-1725207
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed4 Feb 2020

Introduced: 4 Feb 2020

CVE-2020-8449  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-668  (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 input validation, it can interpret crafted HTTP requests in unexpected ways to access server resources prohibited by earlier security filters.

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