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vulnerabilityCVE-2023-49288
Name
CVE-2023-49288
Source
NVD ( link)Debian ( link)
Description
Squid is a caching proxy for the Web supporting HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, and more. Affected versions of squid are subject to a a Use-After-Free bug which can lead to a Denial of Service attack via collapsed forwarding. All versions of Squid from 3.5 up to and including 5.9 configured with "collapsed_forwarding on" are vulnerable. Configurations with "collapsed_forwarding off" or without a "collapsed_forwarding" directive are not vulnerable. This bug is fixed by Squid version 6.0.1. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade should remove all collapsed_forwarding lines from their squid.conf.
Published Date
Updated Date
Workaround
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Analysis#


Affected Component
Analysis
squid
Exploitable

Vulnerability Ratings#


8.6
CVSSv31
7.5
CVSSv31
NaN
other

Others affected components#


Name
Project
Project Version
Version
Status
buildroot
2025.02.x
6.14
Not Affected
buildroot
master
7.6
Not Affected
openwrt
master
7.1-r1
Not Affected
openwrt
openwrt-25.12
7.1-r1
Not Affected
yocto
master
7.5
Not Affected
yocto
scarthgap
6.14
Not Affected