Reachable Assertion Affecting squid package, versions <7:3.5.20-17.43.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
5.26% (93rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-SQUID-3310781
  • published4 Feb 2023
  • disclosed17 Jul 2022

Introduced: 17 Jul 2022

CVE-2021-46784  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-617  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 squid to version 7:3.5.20-17.43.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2023-1677.

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.

In Squid 3.x through 3.5.28, 4.x through 4.17, and 5.x before 5.6, due to improper buffer management, a Denial of Service can occur when processing long Gopher server responses.

CVSS Scores

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