USN-2921-1: Squid vulnerabilities

Published Mar 7, 2016
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Updated

Sebastian Krahmer discovered that Squid incorrectly handled certain SNMP requests. If SNMP is enabled, a remote attacker could use this issue to cause Squid to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2014-6270) Alex Rousskov discovered that Squid incorrectly handled certain malformed responses. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Squid to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2016-2571)

Affected Software

6 affected componentsFixes available
All of the following
ubuntu/squid3<3.3.8-1ubuntu16.2
3.3.8-1ubuntu16.2
Ubuntu Ubuntu=15.10
All of the following
ubuntu/squid3<3.3.8-1ubuntu6.6
3.3.8-1ubuntu6.6
Ubuntu Ubuntu=14.04
All of the following
ubuntu/squid3<3.1.19-1ubuntu3.12.04.6
3.1.19-1ubuntu3.12.04.6
Ubuntu Ubuntu=12.04

Event History

Mar 7, 2016
Advisory Published
via Ubuntu·12:00 AM

Child vulnerabilities

Contains the following vulnerabilities.

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID?

The vulnerability ID is CVE-2014-6270.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2014-6270?

The severity of CVE-2014-6270 is high.

3

How does CVE-2014-6270 affect Squid?

CVE-2014-6270 affects Squid by allowing a remote attacker to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code.

4

What is the recommended version of Squid3 to fix CVE-2014-6270?

The recommended version of Squid3 to fix CVE-2014-6270 is 3.3.8-1ubuntu16.2.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2014-6270?

You can find more information about CVE-2014-6270 at the following link: [CVE-2014-6270](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-6270)

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