# CVE-2007-6239: The "cache update reply processing" functionality in Squid 2.x before 2.6.STABLE17 and Squid 3.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial o

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2007-12-04 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The "cache update reply processing" functionality in Squid 2.x before 2.6.STABLE17 and Squid 3.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via unknown vectors related to HTTP headers and an Array memory leak during requests for cached objects.

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/28091
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28412
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00507.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1482
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28814
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/232881
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-38.xml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26687
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1130.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28109
- http://www.squid-cache.org/Advisories/SQUID-2007_2.txt
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:002
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10915
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28403
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27910
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-05.xml
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4066
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28350
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=410181
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019036
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28381
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=201209
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34467
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00497.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-565-1

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