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Squid NTLM fakeauth_auth Helper Denial of Service
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA13789
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Release Date:
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2005-01-11
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Last Update:
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2005-01-19
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Popularity:
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15,053 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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DoS
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Where:
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From local network
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | Squid 2.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2005-0096
CVE-2005-0097
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Description:
A vulnerability have been reported in Squid, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).
The vulnerability is caused due to an error in the handling of NTLM type 3 messages in the NTLM "fakeauth_auth" helper in "fakeauth_auth.c". This can be exploited to cause a vulnerable component to crash by sending a specially crafted message.
The vulnerability has been reported in version 2.5. Other versions may also be affected.
Solution:
Apply patch for version 2.5.STABLE7:
http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v...squid-2.5.STABLE7-fakeauth_auth.patch
Provided and/or discovered by:
Reported by vendor.
Changelog:
2005-01-19: Added CVE references.
Original Advisory:
http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v2/2.5/bugs/#squid-2.5.STABLE7-fakeauth_auth
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