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CVE-2012-5643

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-20 Input Validation
Publication date:
20/12/2012
Last modified:
11/04/2025

Description

Multiple memory leaks in tools/cachemgr.cc in cachemgr.cgi in Squid 2.x and 3.x before 3.1.22, 3.2.x before 3.2.4, and 3.3.x before 3.3.0.2 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via (1) invalid Content-Length headers, (2) long POST requests, or (3) crafted authentication credentials.

Impact

Vector 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 5.00 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): Physical

Base Score 2.0
5.00
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:2.7:stable3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:2.7:stable4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:3.0:-:pre1:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:3.0:-:pre2:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:3.0:-:pre3:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:3.0:-:pre4:*:*:*:*:*

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