CVE-2013-4115 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Squid proxy servers via a buffer overflow in DNS lookup processing.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2013-4115?
CVE-2013-4115 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Opensuse Opensuse, published on 9 Aug 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Buffer overflow in the idnsALookup function in dns_internal.cc in Squid 3.2 through 3.2.11 and 3.3 through 3.3.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and server termination) via a long name in a DNS lookup request.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-4115?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Opensuse Opensuse, Squid-Cache Squid.
How do I fix CVE-2013-4115?
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-2013-4115 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-4115 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Opensuse Opensuse
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8f69-q75r-2vcf, MGASA-2013-0227.