USN-2327-1: Squid 3 vulnerability

Publication date

28 August 2014

Overview

Squid could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network traffic.


Packages

  • squid3 - Web proxy cache server

Details

Matthew Daley discovered that Squid 3 did not properly perform input
validation in request parsing. A remote attacker could send crafted Range
requests to cause a denial of service.

Matthew Daley discovered that Squid 3 did not properly perform input
validation in request parsing. A remote attacker could send crafted Range
requests to cause a denial of service.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
14.04 trusty squid3 –  3.3.8-1ubuntu6.1
12.04 precise squid3 –  3.1.19-1ubuntu3.12.04.3

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