Squid Web Proxy Cache NTLMSSP packet denial of service

squid-ntlmssp-dos (17218) The risk level is classified as MediumMedium Risk

Description:

Squid Web Proxy Cache is vulnerable to a denial of service attack. The ntlm_fetch_string function in the ntlmauth.c file fails to properly validate negative values. By sending a malicious NTLMSSP packet, a remote attacker could cause Squid Web Proxy Cache to crash.


Consequences:

Denial of Service

Remedy:

Apply the squid-2.5.STABLE6-ntlm_fetch_string patch, available from the Squid Web Proxy Cache Web site. See References.

For Gentoo Linux:
Upgrade to the latest version of squid (2.5.6-r2, < 2.5 or later), as listed in GLSA 200409-04. See References.

For Mandrake Linux:
Upgrade to the latest squid package, as listed below. Refer to MandrakeSoft Security Advisory MDKSA-2004:093 : squid for more information. See References.

Mandrake Linux 9.2: 2.5.STABLE3-3.3.92mdk or later
Mandrake Linux 10.0: 2.5.STABLE4-2.1.100mdk or later

For Red Hat Linux:
Upgrade to the latest squid package, as listed below. Refer to RHSA-2004:462-10 for more information. See References.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 3), ES (v. 3), WS (v. 3), Desktop: 2.5.STABLE3-6.3E.1.x86_64 or later

For Conectiva Linux:
Upgrade to the latest squid package, as listed below. Refer to Conectiva Linux Security Announcement CLSA-2004:882 for more information. See References.

Conectiva Linux 10.0: 2.5.5-63116U10_4cl or later
Conectiva Linux 9: 2.5.5-25761U90_7cl or later

For Ubuntu Linux:
Upgrade to the latest squid package (2.5.5-6ubuntu0.2 or later), as listed in USN-19-1 November 06, 2004. See References.

For Turbolinux:
Upgrade to the latest squid package, as listed below. Refer to Turbolinux Security Advisory TLSA-2004-29 for more information. See References.

Turbolinux Appliance Server 1.0 Hosting Edition, Turbolinux Appliance Server 1.0 Workgroup Edition, Turbolinux 8 Server, Turbolinux 8 Workstation, Turbolinux 7 Server, Turbolinux 7 Workstation: 2.5.STABLE6-11 or later

For other distributions:
Contact your vendor for upgrade or patch information.

References:

Platforms Affected:

  • Canonical Ubuntu 4.10
  • Conectiva Linux 10
  • Conectiva Linux 9.0
  • Gentoo Linux
  • MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 10.0
  • MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 10.0 AMD64
  • MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 9.2
  • MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 9.2 AMD64
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 ES
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 AS
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 Desktop
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 WS
  • Squid-Cache Squid 2.0.PATCH2
  • Squid-Cache Squid 2.1.PATCH2
  • Squid-Cache Squid 2.3 STABLE5
  • Squid-Cache Squid 2.4
  • Squid-Cache Squid 2.4.STABLE7
  • Squid-Cache Squid 2.5 STABLE6
  • Squid-Cache Squid 2.5.STABLE1
  • Squid-Cache Squid 2.5.STABLE3
  • Squid-Cache Squid 2.5.STABLE4
  • Squid-Cache Squid 2.5.STABLE5
  • Squid-Cache Squid 3.0.PRE1
  • Squid-Cache Squid 3.0.PRE2
  • Squid-Cache Squid 3.0.PRE3
  • SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8
  • SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9
  • SUSE SuSE Linux 8.1
  • SUSE SuSE Linux 8.2
  • SUSE SuSE Linux 9.0
  • SUSE SuSE Linux 9.1
  • SuSE SuSE Linux Desktop 1.0
  • Turbolinux Turbolinux 7 Server
  • Turbolinux Turbolinux 7 Workstation
  • Turbolinux Turbolinux 8 Server
  • Turbolinux Turbolinux 8 Workstation
  • Turbolinux Turbolinux Appliance Server 1.0
  • Turbolinux Turbolinux Appliance Server 1.0 Hosting Ed
  • Turbolinux Turbolinux Appliance Server 1.0 Workgroup Ed

Reported:

Sep 03, 2004

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