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Family: Gentoo Local Security Checks --> Category: infos
[GLSA-200509-06] Squid: Denial of Service vulnerabilities Vulnerability Scan
Vulnerability Scan Summary
Squid: Denial of Service vulnerabilities
Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Test
The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200509-06
(Squid: Denial of Service vulnerabilities)
Certain malformed requests result in a segmentation fault in the
sslConnectTimeout function, handling of other certain requests trigger
assertion failures.
Impact
By performing malformed requests a possible hacker could cause Squid to crash
by triggering an assertion failure or invalid memory reference.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
References:
http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v2/2.5/bugs/
Solution:
All Squid users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-proxy/squid-2.5.10-r2"
Threat Level: Medium
Click HERE for more information and discussions on this network vulnerability scan.
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