#VU85722 Expired pointer dereference in Squid - CVE-2024-23638 

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#VU85722 Expired pointer dereference in Squid - CVE-2024-23638

Published: January 23, 2024 / Updated: February 2, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU85722
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-23638
CWE-ID: CWE-825
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 to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to an expired pointer dereference in the Cache Manager when handling error responses. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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