Vulnerability · Published Jun 25, 2024 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2024-37894Squid vulnerable to heap corruption in ESI assign
Medium 6.3
In plain English
A medium-severity out-of-bounds write in squid from squid-cache. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 6.3% (higher than 94% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)6.3%top 6.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Squid is a caching proxy for the Web supporting HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, and more. Due to an Out-of-bounds Write error when assigning ESI variables, Squid is susceptible to a Memory Corruption error. This error can lead to a Denial of Service attack.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:9 | squid | 7:5.5-13.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:4861 |
| Debian:12 | squid | 5.7-2+deb12u2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-37894 |
| Debian:12 | squid | 5.7-2+deb12u2 | DSA-5751-1 |
| Debian:13 | squid | 6.10-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-37894 |
| Debian:14 | squid | 6.10-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-37894 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | squid | 7:5.5-13.el9_4 | RLSA-2024:4861 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | squid | 5.9-0ubuntu0.22.04.2 | USN-6907-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | squid | 5.9-0ubuntu0.22.04.2 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-37894 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | squid | 6.6-1ubuntu5.1 | USN-6907-1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | squid | 6.6-1ubuntu5.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-37894 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| squid-cache | squid | >= 3.0, <= 3.5.28>= 4.0, <= 4.16>= 5.0, <= 5.9>= 6.0, <= 6.9 |
Weakness: CWE-787 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
References
- https://github.com/squid-cache/squid/security/advisories/GHSA-wgvf-q977-9xjg x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/squid-cache/squid/commit/f411fe7d75197852f0e5ee85027a06d58dd8df4c.patch x_refsource_MISC
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240719-0001/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00009.html