Out-of-Bounds Affecting squid3 package, versions <3.5.27-1ubuntu1.5


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
93.7% (100th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1804-SQUID3-546751
  • published5 Feb 2020
  • disclosed4 Feb 2020

Introduced: 4 Feb 2020

CVE-2020-8450  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:18.04 squid3 to version 3.5.27-1ubuntu1.5 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream squid3 package and not the squid3 package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:18.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

An issue was discovered in Squid before 4.10. Due to incorrect buffer management, a remote client can cause a buffer overflow in a Squid instance acting as a reverse proxy.

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CVSS Scores

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