High severity · published Nov 1, 2023
CVE-2023-46724
Squid is a caching proxy for the Web
7.5
CVSS
4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Squid is a caching proxy for the Web. Due to an Improper Validation of Specified Index bug, Squid versions 3.3.0.1 through 5.9 and 6.0 prior to 6.4 compiled using `--with-openssl` are vulnerable to a Denial of Service attack against SSL Certificate validation. This problem allows a remote server to perform Denial of Service against Squid Proxy by initiating a TLS Handshake with a specially crafted SSL Certificate in a server certificate chain. This attack is limited to HTTPS and SSL-Bump. This bug is fixed in Squid version 6.4. In addition, patches addressing this problem for the stable releases can be found in Squid's patch archives. Those who you use a prepackaged version of Squid should refer to the package vendor for availability information on updated packages.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)4.0% · higher than 91% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SQ
Squid · Squid-cache
3.3.0.1 before 6.4 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-46724
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-46724
Mailing List
http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v5/SQUID-2023_4.patch
Mailing List
http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v6/SQUID-2023_4.patch
Patch
https://github.com/squid-cache/squid/commit/b70f864940225dfe69f9f653f948e787f99c3810
Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/squid-cache/squid/security/advisories/GHSA-73m6-jm96-c6r3
lists.fedoraproject.org
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/A5QASTMCUSUEW3UOMKHZJB3FTONWSRXS/
lists.fedoraproject.org
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MEV66D3PAAY6K7TWDT3WZBLCPLASFJDC/
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