CVE-2023-5824
CVSS 3.1 Score 7.5 of 10 (high)
Details
Published Nov 3, 2023
Updated: Apr 25, 2024
CWE ID 755
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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Affected Products
- Squid Software
- Squid-cache Squid
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Affected Vendors
- Red Hat
- Squid Software Foundation
Advisories, Assessments, and Mitigations
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