#VU42671 Buffer overflow in Opensuse and Squid - CVE-2013-4115 

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#VU42671 Buffer overflow in Opensuse and Squid - CVE-2013-4115

Published: August 10, 2013 / Updated: August 11, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU42671
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-4115
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Opensuse
Squid
Software vendor:
SUSE
Squid-cache.org

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.

Buffer overflow in the idnsALookup function in dns_internal.cc in Squid 3.2 through 3.2.11 and 3.3 through 3.3.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and server termination) via a long name in a DNS lookup request.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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