Amazon Linux 2 : squid (ALAS-2023-2065)

The version of squid installed on the remote host is prior to 3.5.20-17. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2-2023-2065 advisory. An issue was discovered in Squid before 4.9. When handling a URN request, a corresponding HTTP request is made. This HTTP...

Amazon Linux 2 : squid (ALAS-2023-2066)

The version of squid installed on the remote host is prior to 3.5.20-17. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2-2023-2066 advisory. Incorrect HTTP Request header comparison in Squid HTTP Proxy 3.5.0.1 through 3.5.22, and 4.0.1 through 4.0.16 results in Collapsed...

Amazon Linux 2 : squid (ALAS-2023-2063)

The version of squid installed on the remote host is prior to 3.5.20-17. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2-2023-2063 advisory. An issue was discovered in Squid before 4.12 and 5.x before 5.0.3. Due to use of a potentially dangerous function, Squid and the...

Friday Squid Blogging: Squid Chromolithographs

Beautiful illustrations. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered. Read my blog posting guidelines here. EDITED TO ADD 6/4: Slashdot thread...

Important: squid

Issue Overview: An issue was discovered in Squid before 4.10. Due to incorrect input validation, the NTLM authentication credentials parser in extlmgroupacl may write to memory outside the credentials buffer. On systems with memory access protections, this can result in the helper process being...

Important: squid

Issue Overview: An issue was discovered in Squid before 4.9. When handling a URN request, a corresponding HTTP request is made. This HTTP request doesn't go through the access checks that incoming HTTP requests go through. This causes all access checks to be bypassed and allows access to restrict...

Important: squid

Issue Overview: Incorrect HTTP Request header comparison in Squid HTTP Proxy 3.5.0.1 through 3.5.22, and 4.0.1 through 4.0.16 results in Collapsed Forwarding feature mistakenly identifying some private responses as being suitable for delivery to multiple clients. CVE-2016-10003 Affected Packages:...

Important: squid

Issue Overview: An issue was discovered in Squid before 4.12 and 5.x before 5.0.3. Due to use of a potentially dangerous function, Squid and the default certificate validation helper are vulnerable to a Denial of Service when opening a TLS connection to an attacker-controlled server for HTTPS. Th...

Friday Squid Blogging: Online Cephalopod Course

Atlas Obscura has a five-part online course on cephalopods, taught by squid biologist Dr. Sarah McAnulty. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered. Read my blog posting guidelines here...

Friday Squid Blogging: Giant Squid Video

A video--authentic, not a deep fake--of a giant squid close to the surface. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered. Read my blog posting guidelines here...

Friday Squid Blogging: “Mediterranean Beef Squid” Hoax

The viral video of the "Mediterranean beef squid"is a hoax. Its not even a deep fake; its a plastic toy. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered. Read my blog posting guidelines here...

Friday Squid Blogging: More Squid Camouflage Research

Heres a research group trying to replicate squid cell transparency in mammalian cells. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered. Read my blog posting guidelines here...

Friday Squid Blogging: More on Squid Fishing

The squid you eat most likely comes from unregulated waters. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered. Read my blog posting guidelines here...

Friday Squid Blogging: Colossal Squid

Interesting article on the colossal squid, which is larger than the giant squid. The article answers a vexing question: So why do we always hear about the giant squid and not the colossal squid? Well, part of it has to do with the fact that the giant squid was discovered and studied long before t...

Friday Squid Blogging: Giant Squid vs. Blue Marlin

Epic matchup. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered. Read my blog posting guidelines here...

Friday Squid Blogging: Creating Batteries Out of Squid Cells

This is fascinating: "When a squid ends up chipping what’s called its ring tooth, which is the nail underneath its tentacle, it needs to regrow that tooth very rapidly, otherwise it can’t claw its prey," he explains. This was intriguing news ­ and it sparked an idea in Hopkins lab where he’d been...

The vulnerability of the Security Support Provider Interface (SSPI) and the implementation of the Server Message Block (SMB) network protocol in the Squid proxy server allows a perpetrator to disclose protected information or cause service failures.

The vulnerability of the Security Support Provider Interface SSPI and the implementation of the Server Message Block SMB network protocol in the Squid proxy server is related to reading data beyond the buffer in memory. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow a malicious actor to disclose sensiti...

Cross-site Scripting (XSS)

Overview Squidex.ClientLibrary is a ClientLibrary for Squidex Headless CMS. Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting XSS via the "/squid.svg" endpoint Details Cross-site scripting or XSS is a code vulnerability that occurs when an attacker “injects” a malicious...

Friday Squid Blogging: New Species of Vampire Squid Lives 3,000 Feet below Sea Level

At least, it seems to be a new species. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered. Read my blog posting guidelines here...

ROS-20230317-02

Squid vulnerability related to a bug in libntlmauth due to improper integer overflow protection integer overflow protection in Squid SSPI and SMB authentication helpers. Exploitation of the vulnerability could allow an attacker, acting remotely to disclose information or cause a denial of service...