NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting squid:4/libecap-devel package, versions <0:1.0.1-2.module+el8.1.0+4044+36416a77


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.53% (77th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-SQUID-6203198
  • published26 Jan 2024
  • disclosed26 Sept 2023

Introduced: 26 Sep 2023

CVE-2023-46728  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 squid:4/libecap-devel to version 0:1.0.1-2.module+el8.1.0+4044+36416a77 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2024:0397.

NVD Description

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

Squid is a caching proxy for the Web supporting HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, and more. Due to a NULL pointer dereference bug Squid is vulnerable to a Denial of Service attack against Squid's Gopher gateway. The gopher protocol is always available and enabled in Squid prior to Squid 6.0.1. Responses triggering this bug are possible to be received from any gopher server, even those without malicious intent. Gopher support has been removed in Squid version 6.0.1. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade should reject all gopher URL requests.

CVSS Scores

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