NULL Pointer Dereference The advisory has been revoked - it doesn't affect any version of package squid3  (opens in a new tab)


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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1204-SQUID3-614725
  • published10 Sept 2020
  • disclosed16 May 2018

Introduced: 16 May 2018

CVE-2018-1172  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

Amendment

The Ubuntu security team deemed this advisory irrelevant for Ubuntu:12.04.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream squid3 package and not the squid3 package as distributed by Ubuntu.

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to deny service on vulnerable installations of The Squid Software Foundation Squid 3.5.27-20180318. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within ClientRequestContext::sslBumpAccessCheck(). A crafted request can trigger the dereference of a null pointer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to create a denial-of-service condition to users of the system. Was ZDI-CAN-6088.