[ GLSA 201607-01 ] Squid

[GLSA]

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Title: Squid: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201607-01)
Severity: normal
Exploitable: remote
Date: July 09, 2016
Bug(s): #536276, #575542, #578970, #580656, #582814
ID: 201607-01

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Squid, the worst of
which could lead to arbitrary code execution, or cause a Denial of Service
condition.


Background

Squid is a full-featured Web proxy cache designed to run on Unix
systems. It supports proxying and caching of HTTP, FTP, and other URLs,
as well as SSL support, cache hierarchies, transparent caching, access
control lists and many other features.


Affected Packages

Package: net-proxy/squid
Vulnerable: < 3.5.19
Unaffected: >= 3.5.19
Architectures: All supported architectures


Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Squid. Please review
the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.


Impact

An attacker can possibly execute arbitrary code or create a Denial of
Service condition.


Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Squid users should upgrade to the latest version: