Squid is a caching proxy for the Web. Prior to 7.6, due to an improper input validation bug in cache digest reply handling (peerDigestSwapInMask in src/peer_digest.cc), Squid is vulnerable to a heap-…
Medium CVSS 5.5
Summary
Squid is a caching proxy for the Web. Prior to 7.6, due to an improper input validation bug in cache digest reply handling (peerDigestSwapInMask in src/peer_digest.cc), Squid is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow: a cache digest's on-the-wire size may be larger than the mask_size declared within the digest, so a trusted peer sending a maliciously crafted reply to a cache_digest request message can trigger the overflow. This attack is limited to Squid instances compiled with the --enable…
In-depth triage · Auto channel
No in-depth report has been generated yet (DR-003 v2 AI pipeline is under construction).
Affected products
- :
Sources
- NVD DATABASE
Original Links
- https://github.com/squid-cache/squid/commit/19fcfe922717c8b255270c032dcde4071c003bcd
- https://github.com/squid-cache/squid/pull/2423
- https://github.com/squid-cache/squid/releases/tag/SQUID_7_6
- https://github.com/squid-cache/squid/security/advisories/GHSA-5vmx-9x64-9284
Timeline
- nvd_ingest NVD