#VU53019 Memory leak in Squid


Published: 2021-05-10

Vulnerability identifier: #VU53019

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-28652

CWE-ID: CWE-401

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 client to perform DoS attack on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due memory leak due to incorrect parser validation in Cache Manager API. A remote trusted client with Cache Manager API access privilege can perform denial of service attack.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Squid: 5.0 - 5.0.5, 4.0 - 4.14, 3.0 - 3.5.28, 2.7 - 2.7.STABLE9, 2.6 - 2.6.stable24, 2.5 - 2.5_stable9, 2.4 - 2.4_stable_3, 2.3 - 2.3_stable5, 2.2 - 2.2.stable5, 2.1 - 2.1_patch2, 2.0 - 2.0_patch2


External links
http://github.com/squid-cache/squid/security/advisories/GHSA-m47m-9hvw-7447/


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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


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