What is CVE-2020-14059?

CVE-2020-14059 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Squid-Cache Squid, classified under Improper Synchronization. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2020-06-30.

How severe is CVE-2020-14059?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Squid-Cache Squid

CVE-2020-14059

An issue was discovered in Squid 5.x before 5.0.3. Due to an Incorrect Synchronization, a Denial of Service can occur when processing objects in an SMP cache because of an Ipc::Mem::PageStack::pop ABA problem during access to the memory page/slot management list.

EPSS: 0.044 (90.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Squid-cache Squid
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-662 — Improper Synchronization

References

cve@mitre.org (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-14059?: CVE-2020-14059 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Squid-Cache Squid, classified under Improper Synchronization. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2020-06-30.
How severe is CVE-2020-14059?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.