Information disclosure in Squid - CVE-2019-18679
Published: November 7, 2019 / Updated: December 5, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU22589
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-18679
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Squid-cache.org
Affected software:
Squid
Squid
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect data management when processing HTTP Digest Authentication. Nonce tokens contain the raw byte value of a pointer which sits within heap memory allocation. This allows a remote attacker to gain knowledge of memory allocations and bypass ASLR protection and help in exploitation of other vulnerabilities.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-18679
Install updates from vendor's website.