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Squid "sslConnectTimeout()" Denial of Service Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA16674
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Release Date:
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2005-09-02
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Last Update:
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2005-09-13
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Popularity:
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12,265 views
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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DoS
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Where:
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From remote
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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-2005-2796
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Description:
Alex Masterov has reported a vulnerability in Squid, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).
The vulnerability is caused due to an unspecified error in the "sslConnectTimeout()" function after handling malformed requests. This may be exploited to crash Squid.
Solution:
Apply patch for 2.5.STABLE10:
http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v...-2.5.STABLE10-sslConnectTimeout.patch
Provided and/or discovered by:
Alex Masterov
Changelog:
2005-09-13: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v...#squid-2.5.STABLE10-sslConnectTimeout
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