Description
An issue was discovered in Squid before 4.15 and 5.x before 5.0.6. Due to a buffer-management bug, it allows a denial of service. When resolving a request with the urn: scheme, the parser leaks a small amount of memory. However, there is an unspecified attack methodology that can easily trigger a large amount of memory consumption.
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CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:NAttack VectorNetwork
AC:LAttack ComplexityLow
PR:NPrivileges RequiredNone
UI:NUser InteractionNone
Scope
S:UScopeUnchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentialityNone
I:NIntegrityNone
A:HAvailabilityHigh
Weaknesses
Affected Products
ООО «РусБИТех-Астра»
commercial·RUaka rusbitech-astra
АО «ИВК»
commercial·RUaka ivk
Red Hat Inc.
commercial·USaka red hat
ООО «Ред Софт»
commercial·RUaka red soft
АО «НППКТ»
commercial·RU
and 6 more affected products View all →
Exploitability
Official Patch Available
References
https://bugs.squid-cache.org/show_bug.cgi?id=5104
bugs.squid-cache.org
https://github.com/squid-cache/squid/security/advisories/GHSA-ch36-9jhx-phm4
github.com
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4924
debian.org
and 17 more references View all →
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