Description
Squid is a caching proxy for the Web supporting HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, and more. Due to a Buffer Overread bug Squid is vulnerable to a Denial of Service attack against Squid HTTP Message processing. This bug is fixed by Squid version 6.5. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 7.5/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| squid-cache | squid | >= 2.2, < 6.5 |
References
- http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v5/SQUID-2023_7.patchBroken Link
- http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v6/SQUID-2023_7.patchBroken Link
- https://github.com/squid-cache/squid/commit/77b3fb4df0f126784d5fd4967c28ed40eb8d521bPatch
- https://github.com/squid-cache/squid/commit/deee944f9a12c9fd399ce52f3e2526bb573a9470Patch
- https://github.com/squid-cache/squid/security/advisories/GHSA-8w9r-p88v-mmx9Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00003.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/A5QASTMCUSUEW3UOMKHZJB3FTONWSRXS/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MEV66D3PAAY6K7TWDT3WZBLCPLASFJDC/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240119-0004/
- http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v5/SQUID-2023_7.patchBroken Link
- http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v6/SQUID-2023_7.patchBroken Link
- https://github.com/squid-cache/squid/commit/77b3fb4df0f126784d5fd4967c28ed40eb8d521bPatch
- https://github.com/squid-cache/squid/commit/deee944f9a12c9fd399ce52f3e2526bb573a9470Patch
- https://github.com/squid-cache/squid/security/advisories/GHSA-8w9r-p88v-mmx9Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00003.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/A5QASTMCUSUEW3UOMKHZJB3FTONWSRXS/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MEV66D3PAAY6K7TWDT3WZBLCPLASFJDC/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240119-0004/
Timeline
- Published
- Dec 4, 2023
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified