CVE-2023-50269

SQUID-2023:10 Denial of Service in HTTP Request parsing

Published Dec 14, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 8.6 High EPSS 57.6% KEV · Not listed
Description
Squid is a caching proxy for the Web. Due to an Uncontrolled Recursion bug in versions 2.6 through 2.7.STABLE9, versions 3.1 through 5.9, and versions 6.0.1 through 6.5, Squid may be vulnerable to a Denial of Service attack against HTTP Request parsing. This problem allows a remote client to perform Denial of Service attack by sending a large X-Forwarded-For header when the follow_x_forwarded_for feature is configured. This bug is fixed by Squid version 6.6. In addition, patches addressing this problem for the stable releases can be found in Squid's patch archives.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3709-1 squid security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5637-1 squid security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-55081 Squid is a caching proxy for the Web. Due to an Uncontrolled Recursion bug in versions 2.6 through 2.7.STABLE9, versions 3.1 through 5.9, and versions 6.0.1 through 6.5, Squid may be vulnerable to a Denial of Service attack against HTTP Request parsing. This problem allows a remote client to perform Denial of Service attack by sending a large X-Forwarded-For header when the follow_x_forwarded_for feature is configured. This bug is fixed by Squid version 6.6. In addition, patches addressing this problem for the stable releases can be found in Squid's patch archives.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6594-1 Squid vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6857-1 Squid vulnerabilities
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{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
May 21, 2025, 2:31 PM
Reserved
Dec 5, 2023, 8:42 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Dec 14, 2023, 6:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 6:39 AM
Severity
Important
Public date
Dec 14, 2023, 12:00 AM