Out-of-Bounds Affecting squid:4/squid package, versions <7:4.11-3.module+el8.3.0+7851+7808b5f9


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
93.7% (100th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-SQUID-3882329
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed3 Feb 2020

Introduced: 3 Feb 2020

CVE-2020-8450  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 squid:4/squid to version 7:4.11-3.module+el8.3.0+7851+7808b5f9 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2020:4743.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream squid:4/squid package and not the squid:4/squid package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

An issue was discovered in Squid before 4.10. Due to incorrect buffer management, a remote client can cause a buffer overflow in a Squid instance acting as a reverse proxy.

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