Improper Input Validation Affecting squid package, versions [,3.1.22)[3.2.0,3.2.4)[3.3.0.0,3.3.0.2)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
93.59% (100th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-SQUID-2370924
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed20 Dec 2012
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 20 Dec 2012

CVE-2012-5643  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade squid to version 3.1.22, 3.2.4, 3.3.0.2 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Input Validation. Multiple memory leaks in tools/cachemgr.cc in cachemgr.cgi in Squid 2.x and 3.x before 3.1.22, 3.2.x before 3.2.4, and 3.3.x before 3.3.0.2 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via (1) invalid Content-Length headers, (2) long POST requests, or (3) crafted authentication credentials.

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