openEuler update for squid

1) Uncontrolled Recursion

EUVDB-ID: #VU84442

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-50269

CWE-ID: CWE-674 - Uncontrolled Recursion

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to uncontrolled recursion when parsing HTTP requests. A remote client can send a specially crafted HTTP request with the a large X-Forwarded-For header, when the follow_x_forwarded_for feature is configured, and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

openEuler: 20.03 LTS SP1 - 22.03 LTS SP2

squid-debugsource: before 4.9-18

squid-debuginfo: before 4.9-18

squid: before 4.9-18

External links

http://www.openeuler.org/en/security/security-bulletins/detail/?id=openEuler-SA-2023-1947

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.