Vulnerability identifier: #VU86547
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-20
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 attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of HTTP headers. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to the server and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability requires that the request_header_max_size or reply_header_max_size settings are
unchanged from the default.
Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
Squid: 6.0.1 - 6.4, 5.0 - 5.9, 4.0 - 4.17, 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-h5x6-w8mv-xfpr
http://github.com/squid-cache/squid/commit/72a3bbd5e431597c3fdb56d752bc56b010ba3817
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.