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HistoryOct 20, 2023 - 12:00 a.m.

Squid Multiple DoS Vulnerabilities (GHSA-543m-w2m2-g255, SQUID-2023:2)

2023-10-2000:00:00
Copyright (C) 2023 Greenbone AG
plugins.openvas.org
4
squid
denial of service
vulnerabilities
http
https
clients
update
version 6.4
security audit
cache poisoning
large stored response headers
xss

7.5 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

8.1 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.005 Low

EPSS

Percentile

76.6%

Squid is prone to multiple denial of service (DoS)
vulnerabilities.

# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

CPE = "cpe:/a:squid-cache:squid";

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.100705");
  script_version("2024-03-07T05:06:18+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2024-03-07 05:06:18 +0000 (Thu, 07 Mar 2024)");
  # nb: This was initially a single VT which got split into multiple later. As we covered all flaws
  # at this time the original creation_date has been kept in all later created VTs.
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2023-10-20 08:47:30 +0000 (Fri, 20 Oct 2023)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.8");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2023-11-13 18:25:00 +0000 (Mon, 13 Nov 2023)");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2023-5824");

  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_banner_unreliable");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");

  script_name("Squid Multiple DoS Vulnerabilities (GHSA-543m-w2m2-g255, SQUID-2023:2)");

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);

  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2023 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Web Servers");
  script_dependencies("gb_squid_http_detect.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("squid/detected");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Squid is prone to multiple denial of service (DoS)
  vulnerabilities.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The following flaws exist:

  - Due to an Improper Handling of Structural Elements bug Squid is vulnerable to a Denial of
  Service attack against HTTP and HTTPS clients.

  - Due to an Incomplete Filtering of Special Elements bug Squid is vulnerable to a Denial of
  Service attack against HTTP and HTTPS clients.

  These flaws were part of the 'Squid Caching Proxy Security Audit: 55 vulnerabilities and 35 0days'
  publication in October 2023 and filed as 'Cache Poisoning by Large Stored Response Headers (With
  Bonus XSS)'.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Squid versions prior to 6.4.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Update to version 6.4 or later.");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://github.com/squid-cache/squid/security/advisories/GHSA-543m-w2m2-g255");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://megamansec.github.io/Squid-Security-Audit/");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://joshua.hu/squid-security-audit-35-0days-45-exploits");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/11/3");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://megamansec.github.io/Squid-Security-Audit/cache-headers.html");

  exit(0);
}

include("host_details.inc");
include("version_func.inc");

if (!port = get_app_port(cpe: CPE))
  exit(0);

if (!infos = get_app_version_and_location(cpe: CPE, port: port, exit_no_version: TRUE))
  exit(0);

version = infos["version"];
location = infos["location"];

if (version_is_less(version: version, test_version: "6.4")) {
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "6.4", install_path: location);
  security_message(port: port, data: report);
  exit(0);
}

exit(99);

7.5 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

8.1 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.005 Low

EPSS

Percentile

76.6%