22900 : Ad Zapping With Squid squid_redirect Crafted URL DoS
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2006-01-29

Description

Ad Zapper for squid contains a flaw that may allow a remote denial of service. The issue is triggered when sending a URL to the squid_redirect script with a large number of forward slashes. This can cause the remote host to consume CPU resources, potentially causing a denial of service.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Denial of Service, Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Availability
Exploit: Exploit Unknown
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified, Vendor Verified
OSVDB: Web Related

Solution

Upgrade to version 3.5 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Cameron Simpson

Ad Zapper

Unknown or Unspecified

References

Secunia Advisory ID: 18771 18777
CVE ID: 2006-0046 (see also: NVD)
Vendor URL: http://adzapper.sourceforge.net/
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: http://adzapper.sourceforge.net/cvslog.html
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=350308
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-966

Tools & Filters

	22832

Credit

Thomas Reifferscheid -

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 7.8
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2006-02-13 | Disagree?

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