Improper Input Validation Affecting squid package, versions <4.1-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
3.82% (93rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN13-SQUID-5696323
  • published26 Nov 2014
  • disclosed26 Nov 2014

Introduced: 26 Nov 2014

CVE-2014-7142  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:13 squid to version 4.1-1 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 pinger in Squid 3.x before 3.4.8 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted (1) ICMP or (2) ICMP6 packet size.

CVSS Scores

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