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SUSE-SA:2005:008: squid

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Check for the version of the squid package

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The remote host is missing the patch for the advisory SUSE-SA:2005:008 (squid).

Squid is an Open Source web proxy.

A remote attacker was potentially able to crash the Squid web proxy
if the log_fqdn option was set to 'on' and the DNS replies were
manipulated.

This is tracked by the Mitre CVE ID CVE-2005-0446.

This update also fixes a defect in the last security update patch
(CVE-2005-0241).

Solution : http://www.suse.de/security/advisories/2005_08_squid.html
Network Security Threat Level: Medium

Networks Security ID:

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2005 Tenable Network Security

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