CVE Catalog

CVE-2002-0713

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Buffer overflows in Squid before 2.4.STABLE6 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via the MSNT auth helper, gopher client, or FTP server directory listing parser.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit these vulnerabilities to remotely crash the server, leading to service downtime. There is also a risk of executing malicious code, which may lead to further system compromises.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade to Squid version 2.4.STABLE6 or later to mitigate these vulnerabilities. Additionally, conducting a configuration audit and monitoring logs for potential attack attempts is advisable.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflows in Squid before 2.4.STABLE6 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code (1) via the MSNT auth helper (msnt_auth) when using denyusers or allowusers files, (2) via the gopher client, or (3) via the FTP server directory listing parser when HTML output is generated.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS