Improper Input Validation Affecting squid package, versions <7:3.5.20-2.el7


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
69.54% (99th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-SQUID-2510985
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed27 Feb 2016

Introduced: 27 Feb 2016

CVE-2016-2570  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 squid to version 7:3.5.20-2.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2016-2600.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream squid package and not the squid package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

The Edge Side Includes (ESI) parser in Squid 3.x before 3.5.15 and 4.x before 4.0.7 does not check buffer limits during XML parsing, which allows remote HTTP servers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) via a crafted XML document, related to esi/CustomParser.cc and esi/CustomParser.h.

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