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CVE-2007-0248

Published: Jan 16, 2007Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUNVD-CWE-Other
5.0MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
6.7%
Top 6.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

The aclMatchExternal function in Squid before 2.6.STABLE7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by causing an external_acl queue overload, which triggers an infinite loop.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:NI:NA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

Novell Inc.
commercial·US
openSUSEOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
squid
oss-projectaka squid web proxy, squid web proxy cache
squidOn-prem
Networking Infrastructure / load-balancer-proxy
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

https://www.suse.com/support/security/advisories/2007_12_squid.html
suse.com
http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v2/2.6/squid-2.6.STABLE7-RELEASENOTES.html#s12
squid-cache.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22203
securityfocus.com
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