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MDKSA-2007:026: 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 MDKSA-2007:026 (squid).

A vulnerability in squid was discovered that could be remotely
exploited by using a special ftp:// URL (CVE-2007-0247).
Another Denial of Service vulnerability was discovered in squid 2.6
that permits remote attackers to crash the server by causing an
external_acl_queue overload (CVE-2007-0248).
Additionally, a bug in squid 2.6 for max_user_ip handling in ntlm_auth
has been corrected.
The updated packages have been patched to correct this problem.

Solution : http://wwwnew.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:026
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID:

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2007 Tenable Network Security

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