#VU44514 Resource management error in Squid - CVE-2011-4096

Vulnerability identifier: #VU44514

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2011-4096

CWE-ID: CWE-399

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Squid
Server applications / IDS/IPS systems, Firewalls and proxy servers

Vendor: Squid-cache.org

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.

The idnsGrokReply function in Squid before 3.1.16 does not properly free memory, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon abort) via a DNS reply containing a CNAME record that references another CNAME record that contains an empty A record.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Squid: 3.0.stable1 - 3.1.14

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External links
https://bugs.squid-cache.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3237#c12
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00010.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00040.html
https://secunia.com/advisories/46609
https://secunia.com/advisories/47459
https://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:193
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/10/31/5
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/01/3
https://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1791.html
https://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026265
https://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v3/3.1/changesets/SQUID_3_1_16.html

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.