#VU83629 Out-of-bounds read in Squid - CVE-2023-49285 

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#VU83629 Out-of-bounds read in Squid - CVE-2023-49285

Published: December 3, 2023 / Updated: December 12, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU83629
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-49285
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Squid
Software vendor:
Squid-cache.org

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition when handling HTTP messages. A remote attacker can send specially crafted data to the server, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and crash the proxy server.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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