Certain aborted requests that trigger an assertion in squid, the popular WWW proxy cache, may allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service. This update also fixes a regression caused by DSA 751. For completeness below is the original advisory text: Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in Squid, the popular WWW proxy cache. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems: CAN-2005-2794 Certain aborted requests that trigger an assert may allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service. CAN-2005-2796 Specially crafted requests can cause a denial of service. For the oldstable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 2.4.6-2woody10. For the stable distribution (sarge) these problems have been fixed in version 2.5.9-10sarge1. For the unstable distribution (sid) these problems have been fixed in version 2.5.10-5. We recommend that you upgrade your squid package.
Certain aborted requests that trigger an assertion in squid, the popular WWW proxy cache, may allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service. This update also fixes a regression caused by DSA 751. For completeness below is the original advisory text:
Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in Squid, the popular WWW proxy cache. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems:
- CAN-2005-2794
Certain aborted requests that trigger an assert may allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service.
- CAN-2005-2796
Specially crafted requests can cause a denial of service.
For the oldstable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 2.4.6-2woody10.
For the stable distribution (sarge) these problems have been fixed in version 2.5.9-10sarge1.
For the unstable distribution (sid) these problems have been fixed in version 2.5.10-5.
We recommend that you upgrade your squid package.
MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the original advisory.
MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the revised advisory.
MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the revised advisory.