Scientific Linux Security Update : squid on SL5.x, SL6.x i386/x86_64 (20140903)

high Nessus Plugin ID 77553

Synopsis

The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

A flaw was found in the way Squid handled malformed HTTP Range headers. A remote attacker able to send HTTP requests to the Squid proxy could use this flaw to crash Squid. (CVE-2014-3609)

A buffer overflow flaw was found in Squid's DNS lookup module. A remote attacker able to send HTTP requests to the Squid proxy could use this flaw to crash Squid. (CVE-2013-4115)

After installing this update, the squid service will be restarted automatically.

Solution

Update the affected squid and / or squid-debuginfo packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?923e6761

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 77553

File Name: sl_20140903_squid_on_SL5_x.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/5/2014

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.8

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:fermilab:scientific_linux:squid, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:squid-debuginfo, x-cpe:/o:fermilab:scientific_linux

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

Patch Publication Date: 9/3/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/9/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-4115, CVE-2014-3609