Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.114208
Category:	Web Servers
Title:	Squid DoS Vulnerability (GHSA-xggx-9329-3c27, SQUID-2023:8)
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 an Incorrect Check of Function Return Value bug Squid is vulnerable to a Denial of Service attack against its Helper process management. This flaw was part of the 'Squid Caching Proxy Security Audit: 55 vulnerabilities and 35 0days' publication in October 2023 and filed as 'Assertion in Squid Helper Process Creator'. Affected Software/OS: Squid versions prior to 6.5. Solution: Update to version 6.5 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-2023-49286 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MEV66D3PAAY6K7TWDT3WZBLCPLASFJDC/ https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/A5QASTMCUSUEW3UOMKHZJB3FTONWSRXS/ http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v6/SQUID-2023_8.patch https://github.com/squid-cache/squid/commit/6014c6648a2a54a4ecb7f952ea1163e0798f9264 https://github.com/squid-cache/squid/security/advisories/GHSA-xggx-9329-3c27 https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00003.html
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