VID |
22501 |
Severity |
30 |
Port |
8080,3128 |
Protocol |
TCP |
Class |
Webproxy |
Detailed Description |
According to its banner, the version of Squid is 3.x earlier than than 3.1.8, or 3.2.x earlier than 3.2.0.2. Such versions are potentially affected by a denial of service vulnerability caused by an internal error in string handling. A remote attacker, exploiting this flaw, could crash the affected service.
* 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://www.squid-cache.org/Advisories/SQUID-2010_3.txt
* Platforms Affected: Squid Web Proxy Cache versions 3.x prior to 3.1.8 Squid Web Proxy Cache versions 3.2.x prior to 3.2.0.2 Linux Any version Unix Any version |
Recommendation |
Upgrade to the latest version of Squid (3.1.8 / 3.2.0.2 or later), available from the Squid Web site at http://www.squid-cache.org/ |
Related URL |
CVE-2010-3072 (CVE) |
Related URL |
42982 (SecurityFocus) |
Related URL |
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