DSA-1991-1 squid/squid3 -- denial of service

Related Vulnerabilities: CVE-2009-2855   CVE-2010-0308  

Two denial of service vulnerabilities have been discovered in squid and squid3, a web proxy. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems: CVE-2009-2855 Bastian Blank discovered that it is possible to cause a denial of service via a crafted auth header with certain comma delimiters. CVE-2010-0308 Tomas Hoger discovered that it is possible to cause a denial of service via invalid DNS header-only packets. For the stable distribution (lenny), these problems have been fixed in version 2.7.STABLE3-4.1lenny1 of the squid package and version 3.0.STABLE8-3+lenny3 of the squid3 package. For the oldstable distribution (etch), these problems have been fixed in version 2.6.5-6etch5 of the squid package and version 3.0.PRE5-5+etch2 of the squid3 package. For the testing distribution (squeeze) and the unstable distribution (sid), these problems will be fixed soon. We recommend that you upgrade your squid/squid3 packages.

Debian Security Advisory

DSA-1991-1 squid/squid3 -- denial of service

Date Reported:
04 Feb 2010
Affected Packages:
squid/squid3
Vulnerable:
Yes
Security database references:
In the Debian bugtracking system: Bug 534982.
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2009-2855, CVE-2010-0308.
More information:

Two denial of service vulnerabilities have been discovered in squid and squid3, a web proxy. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems:

  • CVE-2009-2855

    Bastian Blank discovered that it is possible to cause a denial of service via a crafted auth header with certain comma delimiters.

  • CVE-2010-0308

    Tomas Hoger discovered that it is possible to cause a denial of service via invalid DNS header-only packets.

For the stable distribution (lenny), these problems have been fixed in version 2.7.STABLE3-4.1lenny1 of the squid package and version 3.0.STABLE8-3+lenny3 of the squid3 package.

For the oldstable distribution (etch), these problems have been fixed in version 2.6.5-6etch5 of the squid package and version 3.0.PRE5-5+etch4 of the squid3 package.

For the testing distribution (squeeze) and the unstable distribution (sid), these problems will be fixed soon.

We recommend that you upgrade your squid/squid3 packages.

Fixed in:

Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 (etch)

Source:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid/squid_2.6.5-6etch5.diff.gz
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid3/squid3_3.0.PRE5-5+etch4.dsc
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid3/squid3_3.0.PRE5.orig.tar.gz
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid3/squid3_3.0.PRE5-5+etch4.diff.gz
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid/squid_2.6.5.orig.tar.gz
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid/squid_2.6.5-6etch5.dsc
Architecture-independent component:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid3/squid3-common_3.0.PRE5-5+etch4_all.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid/squid-common_2.6.5-6etch5_all.deb
Alpha:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid3/squid3-cgi_3.0.PRE5-5+etch4_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid3/squid3-client_3.0.PRE5-5+etch4_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid3/squid3_3.0.PRE5-5+etch4_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid/squid-cgi_2.6.5-6etch5_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid/squid_2.6.5-6etch5_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid/squidclient_2.6.5-6etch5_alpha.deb
AMD64:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid/squid-cgi_2.6.5-6etch5_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid/squidclient_2.6.5-6etch5_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid/squid_2.6.5-6etch5_amd64.deb
HP Precision:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid/squid_2.6.5-6etch5_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid/squidclient_2.6.5-6etch5_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid3/squid3_3.0.PRE5-5+etch4_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid/squid-cgi_2.6.5-6etch5_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid3/squid3-client_3.0.PRE5-5+etch4_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid3/squid3-cgi_3.0.PRE5-5+etch4_hppa.deb
Intel IA-32:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid/squidclient_2.6.5-6etch5_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid3/squid3-cgi_3.0.PRE5-5+etch4_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid/squid-cgi_2.6.5-6etch5_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid3/squid3_3.0.PRE5-5+etch4_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid3/squid3-client_3.0.PRE5-5+etch4_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid/squid_2.6.5-6etch5_i386.deb
Intel IA-64:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid3/squid3_3.0.PRE5-5+etch4_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid/squid_2.6.5-6etch5_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid/squidclient_2.6.5-6etch5_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid3/squid3-client_3.0.PRE5-5+etch4_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid/squid-cgi_2.6.5-6etch5_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid3/squid3-cgi_3.0.PRE5-5+etch4_ia64.deb
Little-endian MIPS:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid3/squid3-cgi_3.0.PRE5-5+etch4_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid3/squid3_3.0.PRE5-5+etch4_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid/squid_2.6.5-6etch5_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid/squid-cgi_2.6.5-6etch5_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid/squidclient_2.6.5-6etch5_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid3/squid3-client_3.0.PRE5-5+etch4_mipsel.deb
IBM S/390:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid3/squid3-cgi_3.0.PRE5-5+etch4_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid/squid-cgi_2.6.5-6etch5_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid3/squid3-client_3.0.PRE5-5+etch4_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid3/squid3_3.0.PRE5-5+etch4_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid/squid_2.6.5-6etch5_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid/squidclient_2.6.5-6etch5_s390.deb
Sun Sparc:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid/squidclient_2.6.5-6etch5_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid/squid_2.6.5-6etch5_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid3/squid3_3.0.PRE5-5+etch4_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid3/squid3-client_3.0.PRE5-5+etch4_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid3/squid3-cgi_3.0.PRE5-5+etch4_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid/squid-cgi_2.6.5-6etch5_sparc.deb

Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 (lenny)

Source:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid/squid_2.7.STABLE3-4.1lenny1.diff.gz
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid/squid_2.7.STABLE3-4.1lenny1.dsc
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid/squid_2.7.STABLE3.orig.tar.gz
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid3/squid3_3.0.STABLE8-3+lenny3.dsc
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid3/squid3_3.0.STABLE8-3+lenny3.diff.gz
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid3/squid3_3.0.STABLE8.orig.tar.gz
Architecture-independent component:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid/squid-common_2.7.STABLE3-4.1lenny1_all.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid3/squid3-common_3.0.STABLE8-3+lenny3_all.deb
Alpha:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid/squid_2.7.STABLE3-4.1lenny1_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid3/squidclient_3.0.STABLE8-3+lenny3_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid3/squid3_3.0.STABLE8-3+lenny3_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid/squid-cgi_2.7.STABLE3-4.1lenny1_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid3/squid3-cgi_3.0.STABLE8-3+lenny3_alpha.deb
AMD64:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid3/squidclient_3.0.STABLE8-3+lenny3_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid/squid-cgi_2.7.STABLE3-4.1lenny1_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid3/squid3_3.0.STABLE8-3+lenny3_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid/squid_2.7.STABLE3-4.1lenny1_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid3/squid3-cgi_3.0.STABLE8-3+lenny3_amd64.deb
ARM:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid3/squid3_3.0.STABLE8-3+lenny3_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid/squid_2.7.STABLE3-4.1lenny1_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid3/squidclient_3.0.STABLE8-3+lenny3_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid/squid-cgi_2.7.STABLE3-4.1lenny1_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid3/squid3-cgi_3.0.STABLE8-3+lenny3_arm.deb
ARM EABI:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid3/squidclient_3.0.STABLE8-3+lenny3_armel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid3/squid3_3.0.STABLE8-3+lenny3_armel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid3/squid3-cgi_3.0.STABLE8-3+lenny3_armel.deb
HP Precision:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid/squid-cgi_2.7.STABLE3-4.1lenny1_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid3/squid3-cgi_3.0.STABLE8-3+lenny3_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid3/squidclient_3.0.STABLE8-3+lenny3_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid/squid_2.7.STABLE3-4.1lenny1_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid3/squid3_3.0.STABLE8-3+lenny3_hppa.deb
Intel IA-32:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid3/squid3-cgi_3.0.STABLE8-3+lenny3_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid/squid-cgi_2.7.STABLE3-4.1lenny1_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid3/squid3_3.0.STABLE8-3+lenny3_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid/squid_2.7.STABLE3-4.1lenny1_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid3/squidclient_3.0.STABLE8-3+lenny3_i386.deb
Intel IA-64:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid3/squid3_3.0.STABLE8-3+lenny3_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid/squid_2.7.STABLE3-4.1lenny1_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid3/squidclient_3.0.STABLE8-3+lenny3_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid3/squid3-cgi_3.0.STABLE8-3+lenny3_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid/squid-cgi_2.7.STABLE3-4.1lenny1_ia64.deb
Little-endian MIPS:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid3/squidclient_3.0.STABLE8-3+lenny3_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid3/squid3_3.0.STABLE8-3+lenny3_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid3/squid3-cgi_3.0.STABLE8-3+lenny3_mipsel.deb
PowerPC:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid/squid-cgi_2.7.STABLE3-4.1lenny1_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid3/squidclient_3.0.STABLE8-3+lenny3_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid3/squid3-cgi_3.0.STABLE8-3+lenny3_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid/squid_2.7.STABLE3-4.1lenny1_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid3/squid3_3.0.STABLE8-3+lenny3_powerpc.deb
IBM S/390:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid3/squid3-cgi_3.0.STABLE8-3+lenny3_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid3/squidclient_3.0.STABLE8-3+lenny3_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid3/squid3_3.0.STABLE8-3+lenny3_s390.deb
Sun Sparc:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid/squid-cgi_2.7.STABLE3-4.1lenny1_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid3/squid3-cgi_3.0.STABLE8-3+lenny3_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid/squid_2.7.STABLE3-4.1lenny1_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid3/squid3_3.0.STABLE8-3+lenny3_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid3/squidclient_3.0.STABLE8-3+lenny3_sparc.deb

MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the original advisory.