Input validation error in Squid - CVE-2019-18676
Published: November 22, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU22909
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: 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
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-18676
CWE-ID: CWE-20
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 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.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-18676
Install updates from vendor's website.