Debian DSA-4682-1 : squid - security update

critical Nessus Plugin ID 136430

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Multiple security issues were discovered in the Squid proxy caching server, which could result in the bypass of security filters, information disclosure, the execution of arbitrary code or denial of service.

Solution

Upgrade the squid packages.

For the stable distribution (buster), these problems have been fixed in version 4.6-1+deb10u2.

See Also

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/squid

https://packages.debian.org/source/buster/squid

https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4682

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 136430

File Name: debian_DSA-4682.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/11/2020

Updated: 3/13/2024

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-8450

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-11945

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:squid

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/8/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/26/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-12519, CVE-2019-12520, CVE-2019-12521, CVE-2019-12523, CVE-2019-12524, CVE-2019-12526, CVE-2019-12528, CVE-2019-18676, CVE-2019-18677, CVE-2019-18678, CVE-2019-18679, CVE-2020-11945, CVE-2020-8449, CVE-2020-8450

DSA: 4682