Squid.Long.String.Header.Processing.Assertion.Failure
Description
This indicates an attempt to exploit a Denial of Service vulnerability in Squid.
The vulnerability is due to input validation when the vulnerable software handles a malformed request. A remote attacker may be able to exploit this to cause a denial of service condition on the affected system, via crafted packets.
Affected Products
Squid Project Squid 3.x prior to 3.5.15
Squid Project Squid 4.0.x prior to 4.0.7
Impact
Denial of Service: Remote attackers can crash vulnerable systems.
Recommended Actions
Apply the most recent upgrade or patch from the vendor.
http://www.squid-cache.org/Advisories/SQUID-2016_2.txt
Telemetry
Coverage
IPS (Regular DB) | |
IPS (Extended DB) |