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If through a vulnerability assessment, a network security issue is detected for the vulnerability below, applying the appropriate security patches in a timely matter is very important. If you have detected that your system has already been compromised, following CERT's Network Security recovery document will assist with recommended steps for system recovery. Home >> Browse Vulnerability Assessment Database >> Denial of Service >> Squid remote denial of service Vulnerability Assessment Details
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Squid remote denial of service |
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Acertains squid version Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment The remote squid caching proxy, according to its version number, may be vulnerable to a remote denial of service. This flaw is caused due to an input validation error in the SNMP module. A possible hacker can exploit this flaw to crash the server with a specially crafted UDP packet. *** Nessus reports this vulnerability using only *** information that was gathered, so this might *** be a false positive. Solution : Upgrade to squid 2.5.STABLE7 or newer Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: 11385 Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2004 David Maciejak |
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