Squid cachemgr.cgi Memory Leak Denial of Service Vulnerability
Publish date: July 21, 2015
Severity: MEDIUM
CVE Identifier: CVE-2012-5643
Advisory Date: JUL 21, 2015
DESCRIPTION
Multiple memory leaks in tools/cachemgr.cc in cachemgr.cgi in Squid 2.x and 3.x before 3.1.22, 3.2.x before 3.2.4, and 3.3.x before 3.3.0.2 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via (1) invalid Content-Length headers, (2) long POST requests, or (3) crafted authentication credentials.
TREND MICRO PROTECTION INFORMATION
Apply associated Trend Micro DPI Rules.
SOLUTION
Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Number: 1005303
Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Name: 1005303 - Squid 'cachemgr.cgi' Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability
AFFECTED SOFTWARE AND VERSION
- squid-cache squid 2.0
- squid-cache squid 2.1
- squid-cache squid 2.2
- squid-cache squid 2.3
- squid-cache squid 2.4
- squid-cache squid 2.5
- squid-cache squid 2.6
- squid-cache squid 2.7
- squid-cache squid 3.0
- squid-cache squid 3.0.stable1
- squid-cache squid 3.0.stable10
- squid-cache squid 3.0.stable11
- squid-cache squid 3.0.stable12
- squid-cache squid 3.0.stable13
- squid-cache squid 3.0.stable14
- squid-cache squid 3.0.stable15
- squid-cache squid 3.0.stable16
- squid-cache squid 3.0.stable17
- squid-cache squid 3.0.stable18
- squid-cache squid 3.0.stable19
- squid-cache squid 3.0.stable2
- squid-cache squid 3.0.stable20
- squid-cache squid 3.0.stable21
- squid-cache squid 3.0.stable22
- squid-cache squid 3.0.stable23
- squid-cache squid 3.0.stable24
- squid-cache squid 3.0.stable25
- squid-cache squid 3.0.stable3
- squid-cache squid 3.0.stable4
- squid-cache squid 3.0.stable5
- squid-cache squid 3.0.stable6
- squid-cache squid 3.0.stable7
- squid-cache squid 3.0.stable8
- squid-cache squid 3.0.stable9
- squid-cache squid 3.1
- squid-cache squid 3.1.0.1
- squid-cache squid 3.1.0.10
- squid-cache squid 3.1.0.11
- squid-cache squid 3.1.0.12
- squid-cache squid 3.1.0.13
- squid-cache squid 3.1.0.14
- squid-cache squid 3.1.0.15
- squid-cache squid 3.1.0.16
- squid-cache squid 3.1.0.17
- squid-cache squid 3.1.0.18
- squid-cache squid 3.1.0.2
- squid-cache squid 3.1.0.3
- squid-cache squid 3.1.0.4
- squid-cache squid 3.1.0.5
- squid-cache squid 3.1.0.6
- squid-cache squid 3.1.0.7
- squid-cache squid 3.1.0.8
- squid-cache squid 3.1.0.9
- squid-cache squid 3.1.1
- squid-cache squid 3.1.10
- squid-cache squid 3.1.11
- squid-cache squid 3.1.12
- squid-cache squid 3.1.13
- squid-cache squid 3.1.14
- squid-cache squid 3.1.15
- squid-cache squid 3.1.16
- squid-cache squid 3.1.17
- squid-cache squid 3.1.18
- squid-cache squid 3.1.19
- squid-cache squid 3.1.2
- squid-cache squid 3.1.20
- squid-cache squid 3.1.21
- squid-cache squid 3.2.0.1
- squid-cache squid 3.2.0.10
- squid-cache squid 3.2.0.11
- squid-cache squid 3.2.0.12
- squid-cache squid 3.2.0.13
- squid-cache squid 3.2.0.14
- squid-cache squid 3.2.0.15
- squid-cache squid 3.2.0.16
- squid-cache squid 3.2.0.17
- squid-cache squid 3.2.0.18
- squid-cache squid 3.2.0.19
- squid-cache squid 3.2.0.2
- squid-cache squid 3.2.0.3
- squid-cache squid 3.2.0.4
- squid-cache squid 3.2.0.5
- squid-cache squid 3.2.0.6
- squid-cache squid 3.2.0.7
- squid-cache squid 3.2.0.8
- squid-cache squid 3.2.0.9
- squid-cache squid 3.2.1
- squid-cache squid 3.2.2
- squid-cache squid 3.2.3
- squid-cache squid 3.3.0.1
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