Integer overflow in Squid-Cache Squid

CVE-2020-11945

An issue was discovered in Squid before 5.0.2. A remote attacker can replay a sniffed Digest Authentication nonce to gain access to resources that are otherwise forbidden. This occurs because the attacker can overflow the nonce reference counter (a short integer). Remote code execution may occur if the pooled token credentials are freed (instead of replayed as valid credentials).

Vulnerability class: Integer Overflow

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.272 (98.0th percentile), scored .

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 98.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2020-11945: held from 0.272 to 0.272.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.272 · newest: 0.272 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-11945?
CVE-2020-11945 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Squid-Cache Squid, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-04-23.
How severe is CVE-2020-11945?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.