Incorrect Conversion between Numeric Types Affecting squid package, versions <7:5.5-5.el9_2.1


Severity

Recommended
critical

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
10.22% (96th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL9-SQUID-12658496
  • published13 Sept 2025
  • disclosed19 Oct 2023

Introduced: 19 Oct 2023

CVE-2023-46848  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-681  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:9 squid to version 7:5.5-5.el9_2.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2023:6266.

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:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

Squid is vulnerable to Denial of Service, where a remote attacker can perform DoS by sending ftp:// URLs in HTTP Request messages or constructing ftp:// URLs from FTP Native input.

CVSS Base Scores

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