Improper Handling of Structural Elements in Squid - CVE-2023-5824
Published: October 24, 2023 / Updated: November 8, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU82316
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:H/SA:H/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-5824
CWE-ID: CWE-237
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 (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper handling of structural elements in HTTP response caching. A remote user can cause a denial of service condition on the target system.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-5824
Install updates from vendor's website.