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Squid NTLM Authentication Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Vulnerability Assessment Summary Checks for NTLM authentication denial of service vulnerability in Squid Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment Summary : The remote web proxy server is prone to denial of service attacks. Description : The version of Squid, an open-source web proxy cache, installed on the remote host will abort if it receives a specially-crafted NTLM challenge packet. A remote attacker can exploit this issue to stop the affected application, thereby denying access to legitimate users. See also : http://www.squid-cache.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=1391 Solution : Apply the patch referenced in the bug report or upgrade to Squid 2.5.STABLE11 or later. Network Security Threat Level: Medium / CVSS Base Score : 4 (AV:R/AC:L/Au:NR/C:N/A:P/I:N/B:A) Networks Security ID: 14977 Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2005-2006 Tenable Network Security

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