Vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
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: 0.072 (91.7th 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
- 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
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- RHSA-2023:6266 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT)
- RHSA-2023:6268 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT)
- RHSA-2023:6748 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-46848 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT)
- RHBZ#2245919 (issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT)
- github.com/squid-cache/squid/security/advisories/GHSA-2g3c-pg7q-g59w
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-46848?
- CVE-2023-46848 is a high-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, 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.