VID |
22686 |
Severity |
30 |
Port |
8080,3128 |
Protocol |
TCP |
Class |
Webproxy |
Detailed Description |
The relevant host is running a version of Squid caching proxy which is older than 3.2.9 or 3.3.3. Squid is a freely available Web Proxy server for Linux and Unix distributions. Squid Web Proxy Cache versions prior to 3.2.9 or 3.3.3 are affected by a denial of service vulnerability. An error exists in the function 'strHdrAcptLangGetItem' in the file 'errorpage.cc' that could allow certain 'Accept-Language' HTTP headers to cause a denial of service condition.
* Note: This check solely relied on the version number 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-2013_1.txt http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2013/Mar/68
* Platforms Affected: National Science Foundation, Squid Web Proxy Cache versions prior to 3.2.9 or 3.3.3 Linux Any version Unix Any version |
Recommendation |
Upgrade to the latest version of Squid (3.2.9, 3.3.3 or later), available from the Squid Web Proxy Cache Web site at http://www.squid-cache.org/ |
Related URL |
CVE-2013-1839 (CVE) |
Related URL |
58316 (SecurityFocus) |
Related URL |
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