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Squid Proxy Cache Security Update Advisory SQUID-2018:2 (Linux)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
Squid is vulnerable to denial of service attack when processing ESI responses. This NVT has been deprecated and merged into 'Squid Proxy Cache Security Update Advisory SQUID-2018:2' (OID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.107297)
Insight
Insight
Due to incorrect pointer handling Squid is vulnerable to denial of service attack when processing ESI responses or downloading intermediate CA certificates.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Squid 3.x -> 3.5.27, Squid 4.x -> 4.0.22.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Updated Packages: This bug is fixed by Squid version 4.0.23. In addition, patches addressing this problem for the stable releases can be found in our patch archives for Squid 3.5 and Squid 4. If you are using a prepackaged version of Squid then please refer to the package vendor for availability information on updated packages.