#VU29389 Resource management error in Squid - CVE-2020-14059

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#VU29389 Resource management error in Squid - CVE-2020-14059

Published: June 30, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU29389
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-14059
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Squid
Software vendor:
Squid-cache.org

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect synchronization when processing objects in an SMP cache. A remote client trigger a Squid worker assertion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

This attack is limited to SMP Squids using shared memory cache and/or an SMP rock disk cache.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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