Arch Linux: 201907-5 Critical: Squid Arbitrary Code Execution

Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-201907-5
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Severity: Critical
Date    : 2019-07-17
CVE-ID  : CVE-2019-12527
Package : squid
Type    : arbitrary code execution
Remote  : Yes
Link    : https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-1004

Summary
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The package squid before version 4.8-1 is vulnerable to arbitrary code
execution.

Resolution
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Upgrade to 4.8-1.

# pacman -Syu "squid>=4.8-1"

The problem has been fixed upstream in version 4.8.

Workaround
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None.

Description
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Due to incorrect buffer management Squid versions prior to 4.8 are
vulnerable to a heap overflow and possible remote code execution attack
when processing HTTP Authentication credentials.

Impact
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A remote attacker can execute arbitrary code via crafted HTTP requests.

References
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http://www.squid-cache.org/Advisories/SQUID-2019_5.txt
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2019-12527