Memory Leak Affecting squid package, versions <7:3.1.10-16.el6


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
93.59% (100th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL6-SQUID-1454277
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed17 Dec 2012

Introduced: 17 Dec 2012

CVE-2012-5643  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-401  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:6 squid to version 7:3.1.10-16.el6 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2013:0505.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream squid package and not the squid package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

Multiple memory leaks in tools/cachemgr.cc in cachemgr.cgi in Squid 2.x and 3.x before 3.1.22, 3.2.x before 3.2.4, and 3.3.x before 3.3.0.2 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via (1) invalid Content-Length headers, (2) long POST requests, or (3) crafted authentication credentials.

CVSS Scores

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