vulnerability
Oracle Linux: CVE-2023-46847: ELSA-2023-6266: squid security update (CRITICAL) (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C) | Oct 19, 2023 | Nov 3, 2023 | Apr 22, 2026 |
Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C)
Published
Oct 19, 2023
Added
Nov 3, 2023
Modified
Apr 22, 2026
Description
Squid is vulnerable to a Denial of Service, where a remote attacker can perform buffer overflow attack by writing up to 2 MB of arbitrary data to heap memory when Squid is configured to accept HTTP Digest Authentication.
Solutions
oracle-linux-upgrade-libecaporacle-linux-upgrade-libecap-develoracle-linux-upgrade-squidoracle-linux-upgrade-squid-migration-scriptoracle-linux-upgrade-squid-sysvinit
References
Rapid7 Labs
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