Improper Input Validation Affecting squid package, versions <2.6.17-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
42.32% (98th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN13-SQUID-5696138
  • published4 Dec 2007
  • disclosed4 Dec 2007

Introduced: 4 Dec 2007

CVE-2007-6239  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:13 squid to version 2.6.17-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream squid package and not the squid package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:13 relevant fixed versions and status.

The "cache update reply processing" functionality in Squid 2.x before 2.6.STABLE17 and Squid 3.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via unknown vectors related to HTTP headers and an Array memory leak during requests for cached objects.

CVSS Scores

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