VID |
22496 |
Severity |
30 |
Port |
8080,3128 |
Protocol |
TCP |
Class |
Webproxy |
Detailed Description |
According to its banner, the version of the Squid proxy caching server installed on the remote host is 3.1.6. This version is affected by a denial of service vulnerability that is caused by an assertion failure when contacting IPv4-only DNS resolvers.
* Note: This check solely relied on the banner of the remote Squid Web Proxy Cache server to assess this vulnerability, so this might be a false positive.
* References: http://bugs.squid-cache.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3021 http://www.squid-cache.org/mail-archive/squid-users/201008/0480.html
* Platforms Affected: Squid Web Proxy Cache versions 3.1.6 Linux Any version Unix Any version |
Recommendation |
Upgrade to the latest version of Squid (3.1.7 or later), available from the Squid Web site at http://www.squid-cache.org/ |
Related URL |
CVE-2010-2951 (CVE) |
Related URL |
42645 (SecurityFocus) |
Related URL |
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