Vulnerability identifier: #VU87680
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-674
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 an uncontrolled recursion within the HTTP Chunked decoder when handling HTTP requests. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted chunked encoded HTTP Message to the proxy server and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
Squid: 6.0.1 - 6.7, 5.0 - 5.9, 4.0 - 4.17, 3.5.27 - 3.5.28
External links
http://github.com/squid-cache/squid/security/advisories/GHSA-72c2-c3wm-8qxc
http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v6/SQUID-2024_1.patch
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.