Intrusion PreventionSquid.DNS.Replies.Invalid.Free.DoS
Description
This indicates an attack attempt to exploit a Denial of Service vulnerability in Squid.
The vulnerability results from an error when the vulnerable software handles certain DNS replies. A remote attacker may exploit this to terminate the target server, creating a denial of service condition .
Affected Products
Squid Project Squid prior to 3.1.16
Impact
Denial of Service: Remote attackers can crash vulnerable systems.
Recommended Actions
Apply patches or fixes from the vendor, available from the website:
http://bugs.squid-cache.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3237
Telemetry
Coverage
| IPS (Regular DB) | |
| IPS (Extended DB) |
| ID | 30007 |
| Created | Nov 16, 2011 |
| Updated | May 04, 2022 |
| Risk |
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| CVE ID | CVE-2011-4096 |
| Exploit Prediction Score | 93.46% |
| Default Action | drop |
| Active | |
| Affected OS | Windows, Linux, BSD, Solaris, MacOS, Other |
| Affected App | Other |