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Squid 3.0STABLE23 / 3.1.0.16 Remote DoS

medium Log Correlation Engine Plugin ID 801045

Synopsis

The remote host is vulnerable to a Denial of Service (Dos) attack.

Description

According to its banner, the version of Squid proxy caching server installed on the remote host is 2.x or 3.x earlier than 3.0.STABLE23 or 3.1.0.16. Such versions reportedly use incorrect data validation when processing specially crafted DNS packets. An attacker, exploiting this flaw, could cause a short term denial of service.

Solution

Either upgrade to Squid version 3.0.STABLE23 or 3.1.0.16 or later, or apply the patch referenced in the project's advisory above.

See Also

http://.squid-cache.org/Versions/v2/HEAD/changesets/12597.patch

http://.nessus.org/u?9140f7e2

http://.nessus.org/u?1e06892d

http://.squid-cache.org/Advisories/SQUID-2010_1.txt

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 801045

Family: Web Servers

Published: 2/2/2010

Nessus ID: 44384

Vulnerability Information

Patch Publication Date: 2/1/2010

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/29/2010

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2010-0308

BID: 37522