Information Exposure Affecting squid package, versions <4.9-2ubuntu1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
7.24% (95th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2004-SQUID-583119
  • published10 Nov 2019
  • disclosed26 Nov 2019

Introduced: 10 Nov 2019

CVE-2019-18679  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:20.04 squid to version 4.9-2ubuntu1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream squid package and not the squid package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:20.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

An issue was discovered in Squid 2.x, 3.x, and 4.x through 4.8. Due to incorrect data management, it is vulnerable to information disclosure when processing HTTP Digest Authentication. Nonce tokens contain the raw byte value of a pointer that sits within heap memory allocation. This information reduces ASLR protections and may aid attackers isolating memory areas to target for remote code execution attacks.

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