Rule

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Sid
15941

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Summary:
This event is generated when an attempt is made to exploit a known vulnerability in Squid.

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Impact:
Denial of Service.   

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Detailed Information:
The clientProcessRequest() function in src/client_side.c in Squid 2.6 before 2.6.STABLE12 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via crafted TRACE requests that trigger an assertion error.

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Affected Systems:
Squid 2.6.stable1
Squid 2.6.stable10
Squid 2.6.stable11
Squid 2.6.stable2
Squid 2.6.stable3
Squid 2.6.stable4
Squid 2.6.stable5
Squid 2.6.stable6
Squid 2.6.stable7
Squid 2.6.stable8
Squid 2.6.stable9

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Attack Scenarios:


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Ease of Attack:
Medium.

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False Positives:
None known.

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False Negatives:
None known.

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Corrective Action:
Upgrade to the latest non-affected version of the software.

Apply the appropriate vendor supplied patches.

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Contributors:
Sourcefire Vulnerability Research Team
This document was generated from data supplied by the National Vulnerability Database. A product of the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
For more information see http://nvd.nist.gov/

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Additional References:

NIST CVE-2007-1560:
http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2007-1560
  
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