Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : squid (MDKSA-2002:027)

high Nessus Plugin ID 13934

Synopsis

The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

A security issue has recently been found and fixed in the Squid-2.X releases up to and including 2.4.STABLE4.

Error and boundary conditions were not checked when handling compressed DNS answer messages in the internal DNS code (lib/rfc1035.c). A malicous DNS server could craft a DNS reply that causes Squid to exit with a SIGSEGV.

Solution

Update the affected squid package.

See Also

http://www.squid-cache.org/Advisories/SQUID-2002_2.txt

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 13934

File Name: mandrake_MDKSA-2002-027.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: local

Published: 7/31/2004

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:squid, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:7.1, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:7.2, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:8.0, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:8.1, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:8.2

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/Mandrake/release, Host/Mandrake/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 4/16/2002

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2002-0163

MDKSA: 2002:027