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Squid Proxy Host Header Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Denial of Service
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
5.0
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
10 years ago
Modified
Modified
4 years ago
Summary
This host is running Squid Proxy Server and is prone to Denial Of Service vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
Error when handling port number values within the 'Host' header of HTTP requests.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Squid Version 3.2 through 3.2.12 and versions 3.3 through 3.3.7
Detection Method
Detection Method
Send crafted 'Host' header request and check is it vulnerable to DoS or not.
Solution
Solution
Upgrade to Squid Version 3.2.13 or 3.3.8 or later.