DNS: Squid Proxy DNS Response Spoofing
This signature detects attempts to exploit a known vulnerability in Squid Web Proxy Cache while processing of DNS lookups. A successful attack may lead to a man-in-the-middle, site-impersonation, or denial-of-service attack.
Extended Description
Squid Proxy is prone to an unspecified DNS-spoofing vulnerability. This could allow malicious users to perform DNS-spoofing attacks on Squid Proxy clients on unprotected networks. This issue affects Squid Proxy versions 2.5 and earlier.
Affected Products
Ubuntu ubuntu_linux
Short Name
DNS:SQUID-DNS-RESPONSE-SPOOF
Severity
Major
Recommended
False
Recommended Action
Drop
Category
DNS
Keywords
CVE-2005-1519 DNS Proxy Response Spoofing Squid bid:13592
Release Date
07/15/2013
Supported Platforms
srx-branch-12.3
srx-19.3
srx-branch-19.3
vsrx3bsd-19.2
srx-branch-19.4
vsrx-19.4
mx-12.3
mx-19.4
vmx-19.4
mx-19.3
vsrx3bsd-19.4
srx-19.4
vsrx-12.3
vmx-19.3
vsrx-19.2
srx-12.3
Sigpack Version
3339
False Positive
Unknown
Vendors
Red_hat
Trustix
Squid
Turbolinux
Sgi
Ubuntu
CVSS Score
6.4