CRITICAL · 9.8

CVE-2019-12526

An issue was discovered in Squid before 4.9. URN response handling in Squid suffers from a heap-based buffer overflow. When receiving data from a remote server in response to an URN request, Squid fai...

Vulnerability Description

An issue was discovered in Squid before 4.9. URN response handling in Squid suffers from a heap-based buffer overflow. When receiving data from a remote server in response to an URN request, Squid fails to ensure that the response can fit within the buffer. This leads to attacker controlled data overflowing in the heap.

CVSS Score

9.8

CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Squid-CacheSquid>= 3.0, <= 3.5.28
CanonicalUbuntu Linux16.04
FedoraprojectFedora30
OpensuseLeap15.0
DebianDebian Linux8.0

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

References

FAQ

What is CVE-2019-12526?

CVE-2019-12526 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL). An issue was discovered in Squid before 4.9. URN response handling in Squid suffers from a heap-based buffer overflow. When receiving data from a remote server in response to an URN request, Squid fai...

How severe is CVE-2019-12526?

CVE-2019-12526 has been rated CRITICAL with a CVSS base score of 9.8/10. This is considered a critical vulnerability requiring immediate attention.

Is there a patch for CVE-2019-12526?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Squid-Cache Squid, Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Opensuse Leap, Debian Debian Linux.