Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere Affecting squid package, versions <7:3.5.20-17.el7_9.4


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.37% (73rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-SQUID-2562090
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • 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 Oracle:7 squid to version 7:3.5.20-17.el7_9.4 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2020-4082.

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.

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.

References

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