Squid Proxy up to 2.5.stable7 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Squid Proxy up to 2.5.stable7. It has been rated as problematic. Affected is an unknown function. This manipulation causes denial of service. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-0718. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Squid Proxy up to 2.5.stable7 (Firewall Software). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

Squid 2.5.STABLE7 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) by aborting the connection during a (1) PUT or (2) POST request, which causes Squid to access previously freed memory.

The bug was discovered 02/04/2005. The weakness was shared 04/14/2005 with Squid (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at www1.uk.squid-cache.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-0718 since 03/12/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 65 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 19025 (FreeBSD : squid -- DoS on failed PUT/POST requests vulnerability (8dbf7894-a9a8-11d9-a788-0001020eed82)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 117917 (CentOS Security Update for Squid (CESA-2005:415)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (22626), Tenable (19025), SecurityFocus (BID 13166†), OSVDB (15443†) and Secunia (SA12508†). The entries VDB-1264, VDB-1471, VDB-14741 and VDB-24977 are related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 19025
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : squid -- DoS on failed PUT/POST requests vulnerability (8dbf7894-a9a8-11d9-a788-0001020eed82)
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OpenVAS ID: 52144
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: squid
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Recommended: Upgrade
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09/13/2004 🔍
02/04/2005 +144 days 🔍
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03/12/2005 +36 days 🔍
04/10/2005 +29 days 🔍
04/14/2005 +4 days 🔍
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05/05/2005 +21 days 🔍
07/13/2005 +69 days 🔍
03/10/2015 +3527 days 🔍
06/01/2019 +1544 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: squid-cache.org

Advisory: www1.uk.squid-cache.org
Organization: Squid
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2005-0718 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-0718
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-24199

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X-Force: 22626
SecurityFocus: 13166 - Squid Proxy Aborted Connection Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 12508 - Squid "clientAbortBody()" and PUT/POST Denial of Service Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
OSVDB: 15443 - Squid PUT/POST denial of service
Vulnerability Center: 7797 - DoS in Squid <= 2.5.STABLE7 via PUT or POST Requests, High

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Created: 03/10/2015 23:05
Updated: 06/01/2019 09:06
Changes: 03/10/2015 23:05 (80), 06/01/2019 09:06 (5)
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