First published: Tue Dec 04 2007(Updated: )
Squid security advisory SQUID-2007:2 was published recently: <a href="http://www.squid-cache.org/Advisories/SQUID-2007_2.txt">http://www.squid-cache.org/Advisories/SQUID-2007_2.txt</a> Problem Description: Due to incorrect bounds checking Squid is vulnerable to a denial of service check during some cache update reply processing. Severity: This problem allows any client trusted to use the service to perform a denial of service attack on the Squid service.
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Squid Web Proxy Cache |
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The severity of REDHAT-BUG-410181 is classified as a denial-of-service vulnerability.
To fix REDHAT-BUG-410181, it is recommended to update Squid to the latest version available that addresses this vulnerability.
REDHAT-BUG-410181 affects particular versions of the Squid Web Proxy Cache software.
REDHAT-BUG-410181 is a denial-of-service vulnerability due to improper bounds checking.
You can verify the vulnerability by checking the version of Squid you are running against the advisory released for REDHAT-BUG-410181.