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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2012-5643: Squid: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2012-5643: Squid: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
12/20/2012
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/30/2017
Modified
02/14/2023

Description

Multiple memory leaks in tools/cachemgr.cc in cachemgr.cgi in Squid 2.x and 3.x before 3.1.22, 3.2.x before 3.2.4, and 3.3.x before 3.3.0.2 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via (1) invalid Content-Length headers, (2) long POST requests, or (3) crafted authentication credentials.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-net-proxy-squid

References

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