The aclMatchExternal function in Squid before 2.6.STABLE7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by causing an external_acl queue overload, which triggers an infinite loop.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.5
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade squid | Jul 30, 2024 | Jan 16, 2007 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade net-proxy/squid. | Oct 30, 2017 | Jan 16, 2007 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade squidUpgrade suse-release | Feb 17, 2015 | Jan 16, 2007 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade squid | Nov 8, 2024 | Jan 16, 2007 |
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