Buffer Overflow Affecting libecap package, versions <0:1.0.1-2.module+el8.9.0+1437+df5ea8f0


Severity

Recommended
critical

Based on Rocky Linux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    3.55% (92nd percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-ROCKY8-LIBECAP-6055861
  • published 12 Nov 2023
  • disclosed 3 Nov 2023

How to fix?

Upgrade Rocky-Linux:8 libecap to version 0:1.0.1-2.module+el8.9.0+1437+df5ea8f0 or higher.
This issue was patched in RLSA-2023:7213.

NVD Description

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

Squid is vulnerable to a Denial of Service, where a remote attacker can perform buffer overflow attack by writing up to 2 MB of arbitrary data to heap memory when Squid is configured to accept HTTP Digest Authentication.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

7.5 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    None
  • Integrity (I)
    None
  • Availability (A)
    High
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SUSE

7.5 high
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Red Hat

8.6 high