CVE-2023-46724

HIGH

Squid <6.4 - DoS

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Squid is a caching proxy for the Web. Due to an Improper Validation of Specified Index bug, Squid versions 3.3.0.1 through 5.9 and 6.0 prior to 6.4 compiled using `--with-openssl` are vulnerable to a Denial of Service attack against SSL Certificate validation. This problem allows a remote server to perform Denial of Service against Squid Proxy by initiating a TLS Handshake with a specially crafted SSL Certificate in a server certificate chain. This attack is limited to HTTPS and SSL-Bump. This bug is fixed in Squid version 6.4. In addition, patches addressing this problem for the stable releases can be found in Squid's patch archives. Those who you use a prepackaged version of Squid should refer to the package vendor for availability information on updated packages.

Scores

CVSS v3 8.6
EPSS 0.0045
EPSS Percentile 63.6%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable yes
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-786 CWE-129 CWE-1285 CWE-295 CWE-125 CWE-823
Status published
Products (1)
squid-cache/squid 3.3.0.1 - 6.4
Published Nov 01, 2023
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026