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Vigil@nce: Squid, buffer overflow of a url
June 2008 by Vigil@nce
SYNTHESIS
An attacker can send a malicious query in order to generate an
overflow in Squid.
Gravity: 2/4
Consequences: privileged access/rights
Provenance: intranet client
Means of attack: no proof of concept, no attack
Ability of attacker: expert (4/4)
Confidence: confirmed by the editor (5/5)
Diffusion of the vulnerable configuration: high (3/3)
Creation date: 26/06/2008
Identifier: VIGILANCE-VUL-7915
IMPACTED PRODUCTS
– Squid cache [confidential versions]
DESCRIPTION
The lib/rfc1738.c file of Squid cache implements the url handling.
When Squid rebuilds an url, an overflow occurs when reserved
characters are encoded.
This overflow creates a denial of service and may lead to code
execution.
CHARACTERISTICS
Identifiers: VIGILANCE-VUL-7915
