First published: Thu Feb 05 2009(Updated: )
A denial of service flaw was found in the way squid handles certain client initiated requests. A client who can connect to the squid server could leverage this flaw to cause the squid child process to terminate. This would prevent anyone from using the squid server until the process automatically restarts.
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Squid Web Proxy Cache |
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The severity of REDHAT-BUG-484246 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability.
To fix REDHAT-BUG-484246, you should update to the latest version of the Squid software that addresses this vulnerability.
Any user of the Squid Web Proxy Cache who allows client connections is potentially affected by REDHAT-BUG-484246.
If you notice that your Squid child processes are unexpectedly terminating, it may indicate exploitation of REDHAT-BUG-484246.
Currently, there are no recommended workarounds to mitigate the effects of REDHAT-BUG-484246 other than applying the software update.