Squid.Pinger.DoS

description-logoDescription

This indicates an attempt to exploit a Denial of Service vulnerability in Squid.
The vulnerability is due to a out of boundary access when the vulnerable software handles a malformed ICMP packet. A remote attacker may be able to exploit this to cause a denial of service condition on the affected system, via crafted ICMP packets.

affected-products-logoAffected Products

Squid Project Squid 3.x prior to 3.4.8

Impact logoImpact

Denial of Service: Remote attackers can crash vulnerable systems.

recomended-action-logoRecommended Actions

Apply the most recent upgrade or patch from the vendor.
http://www.squid-cache.org/Advisories/SQUID-2014_4.txt

Telemetry logoTelemetry

Coverage

IPS (Regular DB)
IPS (Extended DB)