Squid Proxy String Processing NULL Pointer Dereference Denial Of Service Vulnerability

BID:42982

Info

Squid Proxy String Processing NULL Pointer Dereference Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 42982
Class: Unknown
CVE: CVE-2010-3072
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Sep 03 2010 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 13 2015 09:21PM
Credit: Phil Oester
Vulnerable: Squid Web Proxy Cache 3.1 .5
Squid Web Proxy Cache 3.1 .4
Squid Web Proxy Cache 3.0 PRE3
Squid Web Proxy Cache 3.0 PRE2
Squid Web Proxy Cache 3.0 PRE1
Squid Web Proxy Cache 3.0
Squid Web Proxy Cache 3.2.0.1
Squid Web Proxy Cache 3.2
Squid Web Proxy Cache 3.1.7
Squid Web Proxy Cache 3.1.6
Squid Web Proxy Cache 3.1.0.16
Squid Web Proxy Cache 3.1.0.15
Squid Web Proxy Cache 3.1.0.12
Squid Web Proxy Cache 3.1.0.11
Squid Web Proxy Cache 3.1
Squid Web Proxy Cache 3.0.STABLE7
Squid Web Proxy Cache 3.0.STABLE6
Squid Web Proxy Cache 3.0.STABLE5
Squid Web Proxy Cache 3.0.STABLE4
Squid Web Proxy Cache 3.0.STABLE3
Squid Web Proxy Cache 3.0.STABLE25
Squid Web Proxy Cache 3.0.STABLE24
Squid Web Proxy Cache 3.0.STABLE23
Squid Web Proxy Cache 3.0.STABLE22
Squid Web Proxy Cache 3.0.STABLE21
Squid Web Proxy Cache 3.0.STABLE2
Squid Web Proxy Cache 3.0.STABLE17
Squid Web Proxy Cache 3.0.STABLE16
Squid Web Proxy Cache 3.0.STABLE13
Squid Web Proxy Cache 3.0.STABLE12
Squid Web Proxy Cache 3.0.STABLE1
S.u.S.E. openSUSE 11.3
S.u.S.E. openSUSE 11.2
S.u.S.E. openSUSE 11.1
Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 6
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2010.1 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2010.1
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2010.0 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2010.0
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2009.1 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2009.1
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2009.0 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2009.0
MandrakeSoft Enterprise Server 5 x86_64
MandrakeSoft Enterprise Server 5
Gentoo Linux
Debian Linux 5.0 sparc
Debian Linux 5.0 s/390
Debian Linux 5.0 powerpc
Debian Linux 5.0 mipsel
Debian Linux 5.0 mips
Debian Linux 5.0 m68k
Debian Linux 5.0 ia-64
Debian Linux 5.0 ia-32
Debian Linux 5.0 hppa
Debian Linux 5.0 armel
Debian Linux 5.0 arm
Debian Linux 5.0 amd64
Debian Linux 5.0 alpha
Debian Linux 5.0
Not Vulnerable: Squid Web Proxy Cache 3.1.8
Squid Web Proxy Cache 3.2.0.2

Discussion

Squid Proxy String Processing NULL Pointer Dereference Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Squid is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability caused by a NULL pointer dereference.

An attacker can exploit this issue to cause the application to crash, denying service to legitimate users. Due to the nature of the issue, code execution may be possible; however, it has not been confirmed.

The issue affects the following versions:

Squid 3.0 to 3.0.STABLE25
Squid 3.1 to 3.1.7
Squid 3.2 to 3.2.0.1

Exploit / POC

Squid Proxy String Processing NULL Pointer Dereference Denial Of Service Vulnerability

An attacker can use readily available tools to exploit this issue.

Solution / Fix

Squid Proxy String Processing NULL Pointer Dereference Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for more information.


Debian Linux 5.0 ia-64

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2009.1 x86_64

MandrakeSoft Enterprise Server 5 x86_64

Debian Linux 5.0 alpha

Debian Linux 5.0 ia-32

MandrakeSoft Enterprise Server 5

Debian Linux 5.0 s/390

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2010.1 x86_64

Debian Linux 5.0 mipsel

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2010.0

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2010.0 x86_64

Debian Linux 5.0 hppa

Debian Linux 5.0 m68k

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2010.1

Debian Linux 5.0 arm

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2009.0

Debian Linux 5.0 armel

Debian Linux 5.0

Debian Linux 5.0 amd64

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2009.0 x86_64

Debian Linux 5.0 mips

Debian Linux 5.0 powerpc

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2009.1

Debian Linux 5.0 sparc

References

Squid Proxy String Processing NULL Pointer Dereference Denial Of Service Vulnerability

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