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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Squid Proxy 3.4.6. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file Icmp4.cc of the component ICMP Reply Handler. This manipulation causes denial of service. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-7141. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Squid Proxy 3.4.6 (Firewall Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the file Icmp4.cc of the component ICMP Reply Handler. 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 shared 09/09/2014 by Sebastian Krahmer as Bug 891268 as confirmed bug report (Bugzilla). It is possible to read the advisory at bugzilla.novell.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-7141. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The advisory points out:

The pinger code that checks for nodes being alive doesnt properly validate ICMP and ICMPv6 replies, in particular icmp6 types which are used to index into a string array. This could cause crashes when the index is OOB.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 79576 (Ubuntu 14.04 / 14.10 : squid3 vulnerabilities (USN-2422-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 169027 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for squid3 (SUSE-SU-2016:1996-1)).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (95872), Tenable (79576) and SecurityFocus (BID 69688†). Additional details are provided at seclists.org. The entries VDB-4435, VDB-7183, VDB-9526 and VDB-67520 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

• Firewall Software

Vendor

• Squid

Name

• Proxy

Version

• 3.4.6

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: http://www.squid-cache.org/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.6

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.6
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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: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 79576
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 14.04 / 14.10 : squid3 vulnerabilities (USN-2422-1)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

09/09/2014 🔍
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09/11/2014 +2 days 🔍
09/22/2014 +10 days 🔍
11/26/2014 +65 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: squid-cache.org

Advisory: Bug 891268
Researcher: Sebastian Krahmer
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-7141 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-7141
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-67519
X-Force: 95872 - Squid Icmp4.cc denial of service, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 69688 - Squid 'src/icmp/Icmp4.cc' Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 60242

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Entryinfo

Created: 09/11/2014 16:18
Updated: 06/10/2024 04:31
Changes: 09/11/2014 16:18 (55), 07/05/2017 08:48 (1), 02/15/2022 20:54 (5), 02/15/2022 21:01 (7), 06/10/2024 04:31 (19)
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