Squid Web Proxy up to 5.9/6.3 FTP denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Squid Web Proxy up to 5.9/6.3 and classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component FTP. This manipulation causes denial of service. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2023-46848. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Squid Web Proxy up to 5.9/6.3 (Firewall Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component FTP. 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 weakness was published 10/27/2023. It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-46848 since 10/27/2023. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 6.4 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at squid-cache.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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CNA Base Score: 8.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Squid Web Proxy 6.4
Patch: squid-cache.org

Timelineinfo

10/27/2023 🔍
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09/16/2024 +325 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: RHSA-2023:6266
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-46848 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-46848
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-243715

Entryinfo

Created: 10/27/2023 12:34
Updated: 09/16/2024 23:50
Changes: 10/27/2023 12:34 (40), 11/19/2023 08:53 (2), 11/19/2023 08:54 (21), 09/16/2024 23:50 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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