QID 356899

Date Published: 2024-01-16

QID 356899: Amazon Linux Security Advisory for squid : ALAS2023-2023-445

Squid is a caching proxy for the web supporting http, https, ftp, and more.
Due to a buffer overread bug squid is vulnerable to a denial of service attack against squid http message processing.
This bug is fixed by squid version 6.5.
Users are advised to upgrade.
There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability. (
( CVE-2023-49285) squid is a caching proxy for the web supporting http, https, ftp, and more.
Due to an incorrect check of function return value bug squid is vulnerable to a denial of service attack against its helper process management.
( CVE-2023-49286)



Note: The preceding description block is extracted directly from the security advisory. Using automation, we have attempted to clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to a securitybreach or could affect integrity, availability, and confidentiality.

  • CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.5 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5.4 severity.
    • Solution
    Please refer to Amazon advisory: ALAS2023-2023-445 for affected packages and patching details, or update with your package manager.
    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 356899

    CVE-2023-49285 | CVE-2023-49286 |
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    ALAS2023-2023-445 amazon linux 2023 URL Logo alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2023/ALAS-2023-445.html
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