SB2022072641 - SUSE update for squid



SB2022072641 - SUSE update for squid

Published: July 26, 2022

Security Bulletin ID SB2022072641
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.


1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-33620)

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green


The vulnerability allows a remote server to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability can be triggered by a header that can be expected to exist in HTTP traffic without any malicious intent by the server. A remote server can trigger the vulnerability and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


2) Reachable Assertion (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-46784)

CWE-ID: CWE-617 - Reachable Assertion

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 a reachable assertion when processing Gopher server responses. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted response to the proxy server and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.