RHEL 3 : squid (RHSA-2004:242)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 12504

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update.

Description

An updated squid package that fixes a security vulnerability in the NTLM authentication helper is now available.

Squid is a full-featured Web proxy cache.

A buffer overflow was found within the NTLM authentication helper routine. If Squid is configured to use the NTLM authentication helper, a remote attacker could potentially execute arbitrary code by sending a lengthy password. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2004-0541 to this issue.

Note: The NTLM authentication helper is not enabled by default in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 is not vulnerable to this issue as it shipped with a version of Squid which did not contain the helper.

Users of Squid should update to this errata package which contains a backported patch that is not vulnerable to this issue.

Solution

Update the affected squid package.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 12504

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2004-242.nasl

Version: 1.29

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks

Published: 7/6/2004

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:squid, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/9/2004

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/6/2004

Exploitable With

Metasploit (Squid NTLM Authenticate Overflow)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-0541

RHSA: 2004:242

Detections

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