CVE-2023-5824

Summary

CVE-2023-5824 identifies a Denial of Service vulnerability in Squid, an open-source proxy server. This issue resides in the improper handling of structural elements, allowing attackers to flood HTTP and HTTPS clients with excessive traffic, leading to service disruption. Successful exploitation can result in server overload and potential network congestion, rendering the service unavailable for legitimate users. It is recommended that affected organizations apply the available patches to mitigate this risk.

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