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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.100832
Category:Web Servers
Title:Squid DoS Vulnerability (GHSA-phqj-m8gv-cq4g, SQUID-2023:3)
Summary:Squid is prone to a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability.
Description:Summary:
Squid is prone to a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability.

Vulnerability Insight:
Due to a buffer overflow bug Squid is vulnerable to a Denial of
Service attack against HTTP Digest Authentication.

This flaw was part of the 'Squid Caching Proxy Security Audit: 55 vulnerabilities and 35 0days'
publication in October 2023 and filed as 'Buffer Overflow in Digest Authentication'.

Affected Software/OS:
Squid versions 3.2.0.1 through 5.9 and 6.0 through 6.3.

Solution:
Update to version 6.4 or later.

CVSS Score:
7.8

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2023-46847
RHBZ#2245916
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2245916
RHSA-2023:6266
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6266
RHSA-2023:6267
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6267
RHSA-2023:6268
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6268
RHSA-2023:6748
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6748
RHSA-2023:6801
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6801
RHSA-2023:6803
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6803
RHSA-2023:6804
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6804
RHSA-2023:6805
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6805
RHSA-2023:6810
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6810
RHSA-2023:6882
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6882
RHSA-2023:6884
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6884
RHSA-2023:7213
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7213
RHSA-2023:7576
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7576
RHSA-2023:7578
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7578
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-46847
https://github.com/squid-cache/squid/security/advisories/GHSA-phqj-m8gv-cq4g
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00003.html
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231130-0002/
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