CVE-2012-3501

SquidClamav 5.x-5.8 and 6.x-6.7 - Denial of Service via Unescaped URL in squidclamav_check_preview_handler

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The squidclamav_check_preview_handler function in squidclamav.c in SquidClamav 5.x before 5.8 and 6.x before 6.7 passes an unescaped URL to a system command call, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a URL with certain characters, as demonstrated using %0D or %0A.

References (9)

Core 9
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://squidclamav.darold.net/news.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/84138
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/16/4
Issue Tracking x_refsource_misc
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=428778
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/16/2
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54663
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/49057

Scores

EPSS 0.0333
EPSS Percentile 87.2%

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (15)
darold/squidclamav 5.0
darold/squidclamav 5.1
darold/squidclamav 5.2
darold/squidclamav 5.3
darold/squidclamav 5.4
darold/squidclamav 5.5
darold/squidclamav 5.6
darold/squidclamav 5.7
darold/squidclamav 6.0
darold/squidclamav 6.1
... and 5 more
Published Aug 25, 2012
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026