CVE-2007-0248

Description

The aclMatchExternal function in Squid before 2.6.STABLE7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by causing an external_acl queue overload, which triggers an infinite loop.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 46.12% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v2/2.6/squid-2.6.STABLE7-RELEASENOTES.html#s12
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22203	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/23921	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23946	third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0199	vdb entry
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200701-22.xml	vendor advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_12_squid.html	vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:026	vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31525	vdb entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-414-1	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23805	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23767	patch vendor advisory third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23889	third party advisory
http://www.squid-cache.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=1848

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-0248?: CVE-2007-0248 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-0248?: To fix CVE-2007-0248, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-0248 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2007-0248 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~46% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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