CVE-2023-49286
Denial of Service in Helper Process management
Description
Squid is a caching proxy for the Web supporting HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, and more. Due to an Incorrect Check of Function Return Value bug Squid is vulnerable to a Denial of Service attack against its Helper process management. This bug is fixed by Squid version 6.5. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
INFO
Published Date :
Dec. 4, 2023, 11:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 8:33 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update the squid packages.
- Upgrade to a fixed version.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2023-49286 has a 1 public
PoC/Exploit available at Github.
Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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CVE-2023-49286.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2023-49286 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2023-49286
weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
A detailed repository of vulnerabilities that I discovered in The Squid Caching Proxy.
Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2023-49286 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2023-49286 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v6/SQUID-2023_8.patch Added Reference https://github.com/squid-cache/squid/commit/6014c6648a2a54a4ecb7f952ea1163e0798f9264 Added Reference https://github.com/squid-cache/squid/security/advisories/GHSA-xggx-9329-3c27 Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00003.html Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/A5QASTMCUSUEW3UOMKHZJB3FTONWSRXS/ Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/MEV66D3PAAY6K7TWDT3WZBLCPLASFJDC/ Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240119-0004/ -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 19, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240119-0004/ [No types assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 09, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00003.html [No types assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 29, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/MEV66D3PAAY6K7TWDT3WZBLCPLASFJDC/ [No types assigned] Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/A5QASTMCUSUEW3UOMKHZJB3FTONWSRXS/ [No types assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 08, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v6/SQUID-2023_8.patch No Types Assigned http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v6/SQUID-2023_8.patch Broken Link Changed Reference Type https://github.com/squid-cache/squid/commit/6014c6648a2a54a4ecb7f952ea1163e0798f9264 No Types Assigned https://github.com/squid-cache/squid/commit/6014c6648a2a54a4ecb7f952ea1163e0798f9264 Patch Changed Reference Type https://github.com/squid-cache/squid/security/advisories/GHSA-xggx-9329-3c27 No Types Assigned https://github.com/squid-cache/squid/security/advisories/GHSA-xggx-9329-3c27 Vendor Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-754 Added CWE NIST CWE-617 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 6.4 -
CVE Received by [email protected]
Dec. 04, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description Squid is a caching proxy for the Web supporting HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, and more. Due to an Incorrect Check of Function Return Value bug Squid is vulnerable to a Denial of Service attack against its Helper process management. This bug is fixed by Squid version 6.5. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability. Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/squid-cache/squid/security/advisories/GHSA-xggx-9329-3c27 [No types assigned] Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/squid-cache/squid/commit/6014c6648a2a54a4ecb7f952ea1163e0798f9264 [No types assigned] Added Reference GitHub, Inc. http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v6/SQUID-2023_8.patch [No types assigned] Added CWE GitHub, Inc. CWE-253 Added CWE GitHub, Inc. CWE-617 Added CVSS V3.1 GitHub, Inc. AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 8.6
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
2.24 }} -0.06%
score
0.83892
percentile