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Squid CVE-2014-7142

MEDIUM
Improper Input Validation (CWE-20)
2014-11-26 cve@mitre.org
Denial Of Service Oracle Canonical Solaris Ubuntu Linux Squid Squid Cache
6.4
CVSS 2.0 · NVD
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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
CWE-20
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V2 - Validation and Business Logic Input validation, allowlisting
Impact

CVSS score of 6.4 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity. EPSS exploitation probability: 64.23%.
Exploit ScenarioDerived

This vulnerability can be exploited remotely over the network. Successful exploitation could compromise the medium-severity affected system.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
No patch listed yet 64.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAI

The pinger in Squid 3.x before 3.4.8 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted (1) ICMP or (2) ICMP6 packet size. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.4), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Epss exploitation probability 64.2% and no vendor patch available.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.

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This vulnerability is classified under CWE-20. The pinger in Squid 3.x before 3.4.8 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted (1) ICMP or (2) ICMP6 packet size. Affected products include: Oracle Solaris, Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Squid-Cache Squid. Version information: before 3.4.8.

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 6.4 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Confidentiality
P
Integrity
None
Availability
P

DescriptionCVE.org

The pinger in Squid 3.x before 3.4.8 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted (1) ICMP or (2) ICMP6 packet size.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
64.2%
Top 2% exploitable
Data Quality
3 sources
Confidence: Low
NVD CVE.org EPSS

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 64.2%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

96
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: +64
CVSS: +32
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Denial of Service MEDIUM

Denial of Service attacks render applications or systems unavailable by overwhelming resources or triggering failure conditions.

Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org

cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:3.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:3.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:3.1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:3.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:3.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:3.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:3.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:3.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:3.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:3.1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:3.1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:3.1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:3.1.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:3.1.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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References

Advisories & patches
ADVISORY http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2422-1 ADVISORY http://www.squid-cache.org/Advisories/SQUID-2014_4.txt REF http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00010.html REF http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00040.html REF http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/539 REF http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/613 REF http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/626 REF http://secunia.com/advisories/60242 REF http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html REF http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70022 REF https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=891268

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