Squid Web Proxy Cache arrayShrink() denial of service
| squid-arrayshrink-dos (41586) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Squid Web Proxy Cache is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an assert error in the arrayShrink() function. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability using unknown attack vectors to crash the application.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 4.3 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Medium |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | None |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 3.2 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Squid Web Proxy Cache (2.6.STABLE18 or later), available from the Squid Web site. See References.
References:
- Openwall Project Web site: CVE id request: squid.
- Squid Web site : squid : Optimising Web Delivery.
- SQUID-2007:2: Squid Proxy Cache Security Update Advisory.
- squid-announce Mailing List, 2008-03-22 0:05:24: Advisory Squid-2007:2 updated.
- squid-cache Changelog, SQUID_2_6, 2008/01/09 13:02:07: Sometimes arrayShrink() will be asked to shrink by 0 entries. Handle that..
- ASA-2008-163: squid security update (RHSA-2008-0214)
- BID-28693: Squid Web Proxy Cache 'arrayShrink()' Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
- CVE-2008-1612: The arrayShrink function (lib/Array.c) in Squid 2.6.STABLE17 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (process exit) via unknown vectors that cause an array to shrink to 0 entries, which triggers an assert error. NOTE: this issue is due to an incorrect fix for CVE-2007-6239.
- DSA-1646: squid -- array bounds check
- GLSA-200903-38: Squid: Multiple Denial of Service vulnerabilities
- MDVSA-2008:134: Updated squid packages fix DoS vulnerability
- RHSA-2008-0214: Moderate: squid security update
- SUSE-SR:2008:011: SUSE Security Summary Report
Platforms Affected:
- Canonical Ubuntu 6.06 LTS
- Canonical Ubuntu 6.10
- Canonical Ubuntu 7.04
- Canonical Ubuntu 7.10
- Debian Debian Linux 4.0
- Gentoo Linux
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2007.1
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2007.1 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2008.0
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2008.0 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 4.0
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 4.0 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Multi Network Firewall 2.0
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 2.1 ES
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 2.1 AS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 Desktop
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 AS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 WS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 ES
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 Desktop
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 WS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 ES
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 AS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4.6.z ES
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4.6.z AS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 5 Client Workstation
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 5
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 5.1.z EUS
- RedHat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 Itanium
- Squid-Cache Squid 2.6.STABLE1
- Squid-Cache Squid 2.6.STABLE10
- Squid-Cache Squid 2.6.STABLE11
- Squid-Cache Squid 2.6.STABLE12
- Squid-Cache Squid 2.6.STABLE13
- Squid-Cache Squid 2.6.STABLE14
- Squid-Cache Squid 2.6.STABLE15
- Squid-Cache Squid 2.6.STABLE16
- Squid-Cache Squid 2.6.STABLE17
- Squid-Cache Squid 2.6.STABLE2
- Squid-Cache Squid 2.6.STABLE3
- Squid-Cache Squid 2.6.STABLE4
- Squid-Cache Squid 2.6.STABLE5
- Squid-Cache Squid 2.6.STABLE6
- Squid-Cache Squid 2.6.STABLE7
- Squid-Cache Squid 2.6.STABLE8
- Squid-Cache Squid 2.6.STABLE9
- Squid-Cache Squid 3.0.PRE1
- Squid-Cache Squid 3.0.PRE2
- Squid-Cache Squid 3.0.PRE3
- Turbolinux Turbolinux 10 Server
- Turbolinux Turbolinux 10 Server x64 Ed
- Turbolinux Turbolinux 11 Server
- Turbolinux Turbolinux 11 Server x64 Ed
- Turbolinux Turbolinux Appliance Server 1.0 Hosting Ed
- Turbolinux Turbolinux Appliance Server 1.0 Workgroup Ed
- Turbolinux Turbolinux Appliance Server 2.0
Reported:
Mar 22, 2008
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