CVE-2012-5643
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2012-5643 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | redhat |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2012-12-20 12:02:19 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
PartialAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Squid-cache | Squid | 2.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squid-cache | Squid | 2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squid-cache | Squid | 2.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squid-cache | Squid | 2.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squid-cache | Squid | 2.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squid-cache | Squid | 2.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squid-cache | Squid | 2.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squid-cache | Squid | 2.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squid-cache | Squid | 2.7 | stable3 | All | All |
| Application | Squid-cache | Squid | 2.7 | stable4 | All | All |
| Application | Squid-cache | Squid | 3.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squid-cache | Squid | 3.0 | - | pre1 | All |
| Application | Squid-cache | Squid | 3.0 | - | pre2 | All |
| Application | Squid-cache | Squid | 3.0 | - | pre3 | All |
| Application | Squid-cache | Squid | 3.0 | - | pre4 | All |
| Application | Squid-cache | Squid | 3.0 | - | pre5 | All |
| Application | Squid-cache | Squid | 3.0 | - | pre6 | All |
| Application | Squid-cache | Squid | 3.0 | - | pre7 | All |
| Application | Squid-cache | Squid | 3.0 | rc4 | All | All |
| Application | Squid-cache | Squid | 3.0.stable1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squid-cache | Squid | 3.0.stable10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squid-cache | Squid | 3.0.stable11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squid-cache | Squid | 3.0.stable11 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Squid-cache | Squid | 3.0.stable12 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squid-cache | Squid | 3.0.stable13 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squid-cache | Squid | 3.0.stable14 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squid-cache | Squid | 3.0.stable15 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squid-cache | Squid | 3.0.stable16 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squid-cache | Squid | 3.0.stable16 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Squid-cache | Squid | 3.0.stable17 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squid-cache | Squid | 3.0.stable18 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squid-cache | Squid | 3.0.stable19 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squid-cache | Squid | 3.0.stable2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squid-cache | Squid | 3.0.stable20 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squid-cache | Squid | 3.0.stable21 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squid-cache | Squid | 3.0.stable22 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squid-cache | Squid | 3.0.stable23 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squid-cache | Squid | 3.0.stable24 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squid-cache | Squid | 3.0.stable25 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squid-cache | Squid | 3.0.stable3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squid-cache | Squid | 3.0.stable4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squid-cache | Squid | 3.0.stable5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squid-cache | Squid | 3.0.stable6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squid-cache | Squid | 3.0.stable7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squid-cache | Squid | 3.0.stable8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squid-cache | Squid | 3.0.stable9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squid-cache | Squid | 3.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squid-cache | Squid | 3.1.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squid-cache | Squid | 3.1.0.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squid-cache | Squid | 3.1.0.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squid-cache | Squid | 3.1.0.12 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squid-cache | Squid | 3.1.0.13 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squid-cache | Squid | 3.1.0.14 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squid-cache | Squid | 3.1.0.15 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squid-cache | Squid | 3.1.0.16 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squid-cache | Squid | 3.1.0.17 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squid-cache | Squid | 3.1.0.18 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squid-cache | Squid | 3.1.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squid-cache | Squid | 3.1.0.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squid-cache | Squid | 3.1.0.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squid-cache | Squid | 3.1.0.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squid-cache | Squid | 3.1.0.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squid-cache | Squid | 3.1.0.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squid-cache | Squid | 3.1.0.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squid-cache | Squid | 3.1.0.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squid-cache | Squid | 3.1.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squid-cache | Squid | 3.1.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squid-cache | Squid | 3.1.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squid-cache | Squid | 3.1.12 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squid-cache | Squid | 3.1.13 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squid-cache | Squid | 3.1.14 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squid-cache | Squid | 3.1.15 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squid-cache | Squid | 3.1.16 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squid-cache | Squid | 3.1.17 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squid-cache | Squid | 3.1.18 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squid-cache | Squid | 3.1.19 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squid-cache | Squid | 3.1.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squid-cache | Squid | 3.1.20 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squid-cache | Squid | 3.1.21 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squid-cache | Squid | 3.2.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squid-cache | Squid | 3.2.0.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squid-cache | Squid | 3.2.0.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squid-cache | Squid | 3.2.0.12 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squid-cache | Squid | 3.2.0.13 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squid-cache | Squid | 3.2.0.14 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squid-cache | Squid | 3.2.0.15 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squid-cache | Squid | 3.2.0.16 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squid-cache | Squid | 3.2.0.17 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squid-cache | Squid | 3.2.0.18 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squid-cache | Squid | 3.2.0.19 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squid-cache | Squid | 3.2.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squid-cache | Squid | 3.2.0.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squid-cache | Squid | 3.2.0.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squid-cache | Squid | 3.2.0.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squid-cache | Squid | 3.2.0.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squid-cache | Squid | 3.2.0.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squid-cache | Squid | 3.2.0.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squid-cache | Squid | 3.2.0.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squid-cache | Squid | 3.2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squid-cache | Squid | 3.2.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squid-cache | Squid | 3.2.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squid-cache | Squid | 3.3.0.1 | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| www.squid-cache.org/Advisories/SQUID-2012_1.txt | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.squid-cache.org | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| openSUSE-SU-2013:0162-1: moderate: update for squid3 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | |
| Bug 887962 – CVE-2012-5643 squid: cachemgr.cgi memory usage DoS and memory leaks | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.redhat.com | |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | rhn.redhat.com | |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2631-1 squid3 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | |
| openSUSE-SU-2013:1443-1: moderate: squid | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | |
| 447596 – (CVE-2012-5643) <net-proxy/squid-3.1.22: cachemgr.cgi Memory Leak Denial of Service Vulnerability (CVE-2012-5643) | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugs.gentoo.org | |
| USN-1713-1: Squid vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | ubuntu.com | |
| www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v3/3.1/changesets/squid-3.1-10479.patch | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.squid-cache.org | Patch |
| Support/Advisories/MGASA-2012-0368 - Mageia wiki | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | wiki.mageia.org | |
| openSUSE-SU-2013:1436-1: moderate: update for squid | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | |
| Squid Input Validation Bug in 'cachemgr.cgi' Lets Remote Users Deny Service - SecurityTracker | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securitytracker.com | |
| About Secunia Research | Flexera | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v3/3.2/changesets/squid-3.2-11714.patch | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.squid-cache.org | Patch |
| [security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:1996-1: important: Security update for | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | |
| Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2013:129 | Mandriva | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.mandriva.com | |
| [security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:2089-1: important: Security update for | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | |
| openSUSE-SU-2013:0186-1: moderate: squid3 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | |
| Security Advisory SA52024 - Ubuntu update for squid-cgi - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| oss-security - Re: CVE Request -- SQUID-2012:1 / Squid: DoS (excessive resource consumption) via invalid Content-Length headers or via memory leaks | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | openwall.com | |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | MITRE | access.redhat.com | |
| CVE-2012-5643 - Red Hat Customer Portal | MITRE | access.redhat.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.