GLSA 200703-27: Squid: Denial of Service
| Severity: | low |
| Title: | Squid: Denial of Service |
| Date: | 03/31/2007 |
| Bugs: | |
| ID: | 200703-27 |
Synopsis
Squid is affected by a Denial of Service vulnerability.Background
Squid is a multi-protocol proxy server.
Affected packages
| Package | Vulnerable | Unaffected | Architecture(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| net-proxy/squid | < 2.6.12 | >= 2.6.12 | All supported architectures |
Description
Squid incorrectly handles TRACE requests that contain a "Max-Forwards" header field with value "0" in the clientProcessRequest() function.
Impact
A remote attacker can send specially crafted TRACE HTTP requests that will terminate the child process. A quickly repeated attack will lead to a Denial of Service.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
All Squid users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-proxy/squid-2.6.12"
References
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:
Concerns?
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License
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