Buffer over read in Squid SSPI and SMB authentication helpers

1) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU67609

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-41318

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information or crash the server.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within SSPI and SMB authentication helpers. A remote attacker can trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system or crash the server.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability requires that Squid is configured to use NTLM or Negotiate authentication with one of the vulnerable helpers.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Squid: 2.5 - 5.6

External links

http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2022/q3/231

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.