Out-of-bounds Read Affecting squid package, versions <7:5.2-1.el9_0.4


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.74% (88th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL9-SQUID-6394885
  • published6 Mar 2024
  • disclosed1 Nov 2023

Introduced: 1 Nov 2023

CVE-2023-46724  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-1285  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-129  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-786  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-823  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:9 squid to version 7:5.2-1.el9_0.4 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2024:1153.

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 a caching proxy for the Web. Due to an Improper Validation of Specified Index bug, Squid versions 3.3.0.1 through 5.9 and 6.0 prior to 6.4 compiled using --with-openssl are vulnerable to a Denial of Service attack against SSL Certificate validation. This problem allows a remote server to perform Denial of Service against Squid Proxy by initiating a TLS Handshake with a specially crafted SSL Certificate in a server certificate chain. This attack is limited to HTTPS and SSL-Bump. This bug is fixed in Squid version 6.4. In addition, patches addressing this problem for the stable releases can be found in Squid's patch archives. Those who you use a prepackaged version of Squid should refer to the package vendor for availability information on updated packages.

CVSS Scores

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