SB2018092106 - Amazon Linux AMI update for squid
Published: September 21, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018092106
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
2
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
1) NULL pointer derefenrece (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1000024)
CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect pointer handling when processing ESI responses. A remote attacker can supply a specially crafted response to the vulnerable server and trigger application crash.
2) Denial of service (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1000027)
CWE-ID: CWE-284 - Improper Access Control
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists due to unspecified error. A remote attacker can cause denial of service issue in HTTP Message processing.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.