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CentOS Linux: CVE-2018-1000024: Moderate: squid security and bug fix update (CESA-2020:1068)

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CentOS Linux: CVE-2018-1000024: Moderate: squid security and bug fix update (CESA-2020:1068)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
02/09/2018
Created
04/02/2020
Added
04/01/2020
Modified
05/25/2023

Description

The Squid Software Foundation Squid HTTP Caching Proxy version 3.0 to 3.5.27, 4.0 to 4.0.22 contains a Incorrect Pointer Handling vulnerability in ESI Response Processing that can result in Denial of Service for all clients using the proxy.. This attack appear to be exploitable via Remote server delivers an HTTP response payload containing valid but unusual ESI syntax.. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 4.0.23 and later.

Solution(s)

  • centos-upgrade-squid
  • centos-upgrade-squid-debuginfo
  • centos-upgrade-squid-migration-script
  • centos-upgrade-squid-sysvinit

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