#VU80476 Buffer overflow in Squid - CVE-2023-46724
Published: September 6, 2023 / Updated: November 21, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU80476
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-46724
CWE-ID: CWE-120
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Squid
Squid
Software vendor:
Squid-cache.org
Squid-cache.org
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when handling gopher responses. A remote attacker can trick the victim into connecting to a malicious gopher server, trigger a buffer overflow and crash the proxy server.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.