SB2023060668 - Amazon Linux AMI update for squid

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SB2023060668 - Amazon Linux AMI update for squid

Published: June 6, 2023

Security Bulletin ID SB2023060668
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.


1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-12523)

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

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


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass certain security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input when processing URIs. A remote authenticated attacker can add certain characters to the URI, bypass implemented security restrictions and access restricted websites.


2) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-18676)

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

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


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input when processing URIs. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted link, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger buffer overflow and crash the Squid process.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References