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Squid Proxy Accept-Language Header Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Information

Severity

Severity

High

Family

Family

Denial of Service

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

7.8

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

10 years ago

Modified

Modified

5 years ago

Summary

This host is running Squid Proxy Server and is prone to denial of service vulnerability.

Insight

Insight

Error within the 'strHdrAcptLangGetItem()' function in errorpage.cc when handling the 'Accept-Language' header.

Affected Software

Affected Software

Squid Version 3.2.x before 3.2.9 and 3.3.x before 3.3.3

Detection Method

Detection Method

Send crafted 'Accept-Language' header request and check is it vulnerable to DoS or not.

Solution

Solution

Upgrade to Squid Version 3.2.9, 3.3.3 or later.

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)