Improper input validation in Squid - CVE-2018-1172

Vulnerability identifier: #VU12437

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 6.9 [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]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1172

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists due to incorrect pointer handling. A remote attacker can cause the service to crash when processing ESI responses.

Squid
squid (Alpine package)

Update to version 4.0.13.

squid (Alpine package) - update to 3.5.27-r2

• http://www.squid-cache.org/Advisories/SQUID-2018_3.txt

• Denial of service in Squid
• Improper input validation in squid (Alpine package)