CVE-2023-49285
Denial of Service in HTTP Message Processing in Squid
Description
Squid is a caching proxy for the Web supporting HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, and more. Due to a Buffer Overread bug Squid is vulnerable to a Denial of Service attack against Squid HTTP Message processing. This bug is fixed by Squid version 6.5. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
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CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:NAttack VectorNetwork
AC:LAttack ComplexityLow
PR:NPrivileges RequiredNone
UI:NUser InteractionNone
Scope
S:CScopeChanged
Impact
C:NConfidentialityNone
I:NIntegrityNone
A:HAvailabilityHigh
Weaknesses
Affected Products
Novell Inc.
commercial·US
ООО «РусБИТех-Астра»
commercial·RUaka rusbitech-astra
АО «НТЦ ИТ РОСА»
commercial·RU
squid-cache
oss-projectaka squid, squid cache
Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения
oss-projectaka fsf
АО «ИВК»
commercial·RUaka ivk
and 6 more affected products View all →
Exploitability
Official Patch Available
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References
https://github.com/squid-cache/squid/security/advisories/GHSA-8w9r-p88v-mmx9
github.com
https://github.com/squid-cache/squid/commit/77b3fb4df0f126784d5fd4967c28ed40eb8d521b
github.com
https://github.com/squid-cache/squid/commit/deee944f9a12c9fd399ce52f3e2526bb573a9470
github.com
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