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Squid < 3.0.STABLE19 / 3.1.0.14 / 2.6.STABLE23 strListGetItem Function Remote DoS
medium Nessus Plugin ID 44400
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Synopsis
The remote proxy server is prone to a denial of service attack.Description
According to its banner, the version of the Squid proxy caching server installed on the remote host is older than 3.0.STABLE19 / 3.1.0.14 / 2.6.STABLE23. A bug in the 'strListGetItem()' function in 'src/HttpHeaderTools.c' can result in an infinite loop when processing a specially crafted auth header with certain comma delimiters.A remote attacker may be able to leverage this issue to cause a denial of service.
Solution
Upgrade to Squid version 3.0.STABLE19 / 3.1.0.14 / 2.6.STABLE23 or later.See Also
https://bugs.squid-cache.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2541
http://www.nessus.org/u?d0f03356
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 44400
File Name: squid_auth_header_dos.nasl
Version: 1.12
Type: remote
Family: Firewalls
Published: 2/5/2010
Updated: 11/15/2018
Configuration: Enable paranoid mode
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.6
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 3.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:squid-cache:squid
Required KB Items: www/squid, Settings/ParanoidReport
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 9/6/2009
Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/2/2008
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2009-2855
BID: 36091