CVE-2019-18679: Infoleak

Published Nov 26, 2019
·
Updated

An issue was discovered in Squid 2.x, 3.x, and 4.x through 4.8. Due to incorrect data management, it is vulnerable to information disclosure when processing HTTP Digest Authentication. Nonce tokens contain the raw byte value of a pointer that sits within heap memory allocation. This information reduces ASLR protections and may aid attackers isolating memory areas to target for remote code execution attacks.

Affected Software

19 affected componentsFixes available
Squid-Cache Squid>=2.0<=2.7
Squid-Cache Squid>=3.0<=3.5.28
Squid-Cache Squid>=4.0<=4.8
Squid-Cache Squid=2.7-stable2
Squid-Cache Squid=2.7-stable3
Squid-Cache Squid=2.7-stable4
Squid-Cache Squid=2.7-stable5
Squid-Cache Squid=2.7-stable6
Squid-Cache Squid=2.7-stable7
Squid-Cache Squid=2.7-stable8
Squid-Cache Squid=2.7-stable9
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=16.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=18.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=19.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=19.10
Debian Debian Linux=8.0
Fedoraproject Fedora=30
Fedoraproject Fedora=31
debian/squid
4.13-10+deb11u34.13-10+deb11u65.7-2+deb12u55.7-2+deb12u46.13-2+deb13u17.4-1

Event History

Nov 26, 2019
CVE Published
via MITRE·04:14 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·04:14 PM
Description
Feb 20, 2026
Data Sourced
via Ubuntu·10:42 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Data Sourced
via Launchpad·10:43 PM
Description
Data Sourced
via Debian·10:43 PM
DescriptionAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID of this issue?

The vulnerability ID is CVE-2019-18679.

2

What software versions are affected by this vulnerability?

Squid 2.x, 3.x, and 4.x through 4.8 are affected.

3

How severe is CVE-2019-18679?

CVE-2019-18679 has a severity rating of 7.5 (high).

4

How can I fix the vulnerability?

Upgrade to Squid 4.9-2ubuntu1 (or later), or apply the recommended patches.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2019-18679?

More information can be found at the following references: [Link 1](http://www.squid-cache.org/Advisories/SQUID-2019_11.txt), [Link 2](http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v4/changesets/squid-4-671ba97abe929156dc4c717ee52ad22fba0f7443.patch), [Link 3](https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1156324)

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