Data Handling in Squid-cache Squid
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2014-7141 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-19 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Squid Server applications / IDS/IPS systems, Firewalls and proxy servers |
| Vendor | Squid-cache.org |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
1) Data Handling
EUVDB-ID: #VU32491
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-7141
CWE-ID:
CWE-19 - Data Handling
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to #BASIC_IMPACT#.
The pinger in Squid 3.x before 3.4.8 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) via a crafted type in an (1) ICMP or (2) ICMP6 packet.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsSquid: 2.3.devel2 - 3.4.7
External linkshttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00010.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00040.html
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/539
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/612
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/626
http://secunia.com/advisories/60242
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2422-1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69688
http://www.squid-cache.org/Advisories/SQUID-2014_4.txt
http://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=891268
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
