CVE-2024-25111

SQUID-2024:1 Denial of Service in HTTP Chunked Decoding

Description

Squid is a web proxy cache. Starting in version 3.5.27 and prior to version 6.8, Squid may be vulnerable to a Denial of Service attack against HTTP Chunked decoder due to an uncontrolled recursion bug. This problem allows a remote attacker to cause Denial of Service when sending a crafted, chunked, encoded HTTP Message. This bug is fixed in Squid version 6.8. In addition, patches addressing this problem for the stable releases can be found in Squid's patch archives. There is no workaround for this issue.

Category

8.6
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 3.12% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory github.com
Affected: squid-cache squid
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/squid-cache/squid/security/advisories/GHSA-72c2-c3wm-8qxc vendor advisory
http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v6/SQUID-2024_1.patch patch mailing list
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7R4KPSO3MQT3KAOZV7LC2GG3CYMCGK7H/ mailing list
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XWQHRDRHDM5PQTU6BHH4C5KGL37X6TVI/ mailing list
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240605-0001/ third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-25111?
CVE-2024-25111 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2024-25111?
To fix CVE-2024-25111, 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-2024-25111 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2024-25111 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2024-25111?
CVE-2024-25111 affects squid-cache squid.
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