module

Squid Proxy Range Header DoS

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Disclosed
May 27, 2021
Created
Oct 28, 2021

Description

The range handler in The Squid Caching Proxy Server 3.0-4.1.4 and
5.0.1-5.0.5 suffers from multiple vulnerabilities triggered
by specific HTTP requests and responses.

These vulnerabilities allow remote attackers to cause a
denial of service through specifically crafted requests.

Author

Joshua Rogers

References

Module Options

To display the available options, load the module within the Metasploit console and run the commands 'show options' or 'show advanced':


    msf > use auxiliary/dos/http/squid_range_dos
    msf auxiliary(squid_range_dos) > show actions
        ...actions...
    msf auxiliary(squid_range_dos) > set ACTION < action-name >
    msf auxiliary(squid_range_dos) > show options
        ...show and set options...
    msf auxiliary(squid_range_dos) > run
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