CVE-2002-0713 Memory corruption in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code via buffer overflows in specific Squid proxy components.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2002-0713?

CVE-2002-0713 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Jul 2002. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Buffer overflows in Squid before 2.4.STABLE6 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code (1) via the MSNT auth helper (msnt_auth) when using denyusers or allowusers files, (2) via the gopher client, or (3) via the FTP server directory listing parser when HTML output is generated.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-0713?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Squid Squid.

How do I fix CVE-2002-0713?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2002-0713 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-0713 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2002-0713, GHSA-8hcw-fv7v-vpjj.

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