HTTP: Squid Proxy Digest nc Heap Buffer Overflow
This signature detects attempts to exploit a known vulnerability against Squid Proxy. A successful attack can lead to a buffer overflow and arbitrary remote code execution within the context of the server.
Extended Description
Squid is vulnerable to a Denial of Service, where a remote attacker can perform buffer overflow attack by writing up to 2 MB of arbitrary data to heap memory when Squid is configured to accept HTTP Digest Authentication.
Affected Products
Redhat enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian
Short Name
HTTP:HEADER:SQUID-PRXY-NC-BO
Severity
Major
Recommended
True
Recommended Action
None
Category
HTTP
Keywords
Buffer CVE-2023-46847 Digest Heap Overflow Proxy Squid nc
Release Date
01/08/2024
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
3679
False Positive
Unknown
Vendors
Squid-cache
Redhat