CVE-2020-24606
Squid before 4.13 and 5.x before 5.0.4 allows a trusted peer to perform Denial of Service by consuming all available CPU cycles during handling of a crafted Cache Digest response message. This only
02 Description
Squid before 4.13 and 5.x before 5.0.4 allows a trusted peer to perform Denial of Service by consuming all available CPU cycles during handling of a crafted Cache Digest response message. This only
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 4.96% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 91.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2020-08-24 17:06Z6 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-04 15:19Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2020-08-24
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 8.6)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:N/A:H/C:N/I:N/PR:N/S:C/UI:N
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 675e759a9874efcf152a3e7c7dcbdd951f1e81b290b5280514f1ad225d716b20
05 Affected products
06 References
- github.comhttps://github.com/squid-cache/squid/security/advisories/GHSA-vvj7-xjgq-g2jg
- www.squid-cache.orghttp://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v4/changesets/SQUID-2020_9.patch
- www.debian.orgDSA-4751https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4751
- usn.ubuntu.comUSN-4477-1https://usn.ubuntu.com/4477-1/
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2020-73af8655ebhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HJJDI7JQFGQLVNCKMVY64LAFMKERAOK7/
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2020-63f3bd656ehttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BMTFLVB7GLRF2CKGFPZ4G4R5DIIPHWI3/
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2020:1346http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00012.html
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2020:1369http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00017.html
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2020-6c58bff862https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BE6FKUN7IGTIR2MEEMWYDT7N5EJJLZI2/
- usn.ubuntu.comUSN-4551-1https://usn.ubuntu.com/4551-1/
- lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20201002 [SECURITY] [DLA 2394-1] squid3 security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00005.html
- security.netapp.comhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210219-0007/
- security.netapp.comhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210226-0007/
- security.netapp.comhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210226-0006/
07 Fixed in
AlmaLinux 8
- libecap Fixed in 1.0.1-2.module_el8.6.0+2741+01592ae8
- libecap-devel Fixed in 1.0.1-2.module_el8.6.0+2741+01592ae8
Source: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
CloudLinux 8
- libecap Fixed in 1.0.1-2.module_el8.6.0+2741+01592ae8
- libecap-devel Fixed in 1.0.1-2.module_el8.6.0+2741+01592ae8
Derived from AlmaLinux 8. Partial coverage: only packages taken from AlmaLinux 8 are listed.
Source: CloudLinux errata, CloudLinux Inc. Derived from: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 12
- squid Fixed in 4.13-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- squid Fixed in 4.13-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- squid Fixed in 4.13-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- squid3 Fixed in 3.5.12-1ubuntu7.15
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- squid3 Fixed in 3.5.27-1ubuntu1.9
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- squid Fixed in 4.10-1ubuntu1.2
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.