Vulnerability in Squid-cache Squid
CVE-2023-46848
Squid is vulnerable to Denial of Service, where a remote attacker can perform DoS by sending ftp:// URLs in HTTP Request messages or constructing ftp:// URLs from FTP Native input.
EPSS: 0.102 (95.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.6 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Squid-cache Squid
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 — versions 7:5.5-5.el9_2.1, 7:5.5-6.el9_3.1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Extended Update Support — versions 7:5.2-1.el9_0.3
- Redhat Enterprise_linux — versions 9.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_eus — versions 9.2
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_server_aus — versions 9.2
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_server_tus — versions 9.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, issue-tracking, Issue Tracking)
- secalert@redhat.com (Vendor Advisory)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-46848?
- CVE-2023-46848 is a high-severity vulnerability in Squid-cache Squid, classified under Incorrect Conversion between Numeric Types. CVSS score: 8.6/10. Published 2023-11-03.
- How severe is CVE-2023-46848?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.6 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-46848 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.