#VU32717 Input validation error in Squid - CVE-2013-1839 

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#VU32717 Input validation error in Squid - CVE-2013-1839

Published: October 1, 2013 / Updated: July 28, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU32717
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-1839
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Squid
Software vendor:
Squid-cache.org

Description

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

The strHdrAcptLangGetItem function in errorpage.cc in Squid 3.2.x before 3.2.9 and 3.3.x before 3.3.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via a "," character in an Accept-Language header.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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