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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2019-12527

Squid does not check that the decoded length isn't greater than the buffer, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow with user controlled data.

HIGH 8.8EPSS 49.0%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 49.0%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

An issue was discovered in Squid 4.0.23 through 4.7. When checking Basic Authentication with HttpHeader::getAuth, Squid uses a global buffer to store the decoded data. Squid does not check that the decoded length isn't greater than the buffer, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow with user controlled data.

CVSS 3.1
8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
49.04% probability · 99th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-787
Affected
squid-cache/squid · fedoraproject/fedora · debian/debian linux · canonical/ubuntu linux · redhat/enterprise linux · redhat/enterprise linux eus · redhat/enterprise linux server aus · redhat/enterprise linux server tus
Source
cve@mitre.org

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.