CVE-2012-5643

Description

Multiple memory leaks in tools/cachemgr.cc in cachemgr.cgi in Squid 2.x and 3.x before 3.1.22, 3.2.x before 3.2.4, and 3.3.x before 3.3.0.2 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via (1) invalid Content-Length headers, (2) long POST requests, or (3) crafted authentication credentials.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 39.33% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory squid-cache.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2631 vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0505.html vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:129 vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027890 vdb entry
http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v3/3.1/changesets/squid-3.1-10479.patch patch
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00010.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-09/msg00032.html vendor advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/17/4 mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/52024 third party advisory
http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v3/3.2/changesets/squid-3.2-11714.patch patch
http://www.squid-cache.org/Advisories/SQUID-2012_1.txt patch vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=887962
http://secunia.com/advisories/54839 third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00040.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00052.html vendor advisory
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=447596
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00075.html vendor advisory
https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2012-0368
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-09/msg00025.html vendor advisory
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1713-1 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-5643?
CVE-2012-5643 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-5643?
To fix CVE-2012-5643, 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-2012-5643 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-5643 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~39% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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