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CVE-2024-25111

8.6 · HIGH

Squid is a web proxy cache.

Published Mar 6, 2024CWE-674EPSS 65.25%

Overview

CVE-2024-25111 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on March 6, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.6 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.6, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Squid is a web proxy cache. Starting in version 3.5.27 and prior to version 6.8, Squid may be vulnerable to a Denial of Service attack against HTTP Chunked decoder due to an uncontrolled recursion bug. This problem allows a remote attacker to cause Denial of Service when sending a crafted, chunked, encoded HTTP Message. This bug is fixed in Squid version 6.8. In addition, patches addressing this problem for the stable releases can be found in Squid's patch archives. There is no workaround for this issue.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refwww.squid-cache.org/Versions/v6/SQUID-2024_1.patchGitHubgithub.com/squid-cache/squid/security/advisories/GHSA-72c2-c3wm-8qxcReflists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/7R4KPSO3MQT3KAOZV7LC2GG3CYMCGK7H/Reflists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/XWQHRDRHDM5PQTU6BHH4C5KGL37X6TVI/Refsecurity.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240605-0001/Refwww.squid-cache.org/Versions/v6/SQUID-2024_1.patchGitHubgithub.com/squid-cache/squid/security/advisories/GHSA-72c2-c3wm-8qxcReflists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00009.htmlReflists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/7R4KPSO3MQT3KAOZV7LC2GG3CYMCGK7H/Reflists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/XWQHRDRHDM5PQTU6BHH4C5KGL37X6TVI/

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-25111?

CVE-2024-25111 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on March 6, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.6 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2024-25111?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.6, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2024-25111?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2024-25111?

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