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squid — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2020-8449

An issue was discovered in Squid before 4.10. Due to incorrect input validation, it can interpret crafted HTTP requests in unexpected ways to access server resources prohibited by earlier security filters.

Products
squid
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
4.10-1
CVEs
CVE-2020-8449
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
1 Nov 2026, 13:19 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2020-8449

core-osv · Original source

Published 4 Feb 2020, 20:15 UTC

An issue was discovered in Squid before 4.10. Due to incorrect input validation, it can interpret crafted HTTP requests in unexpected ways to access server resources prohibited by earlier security filters.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2020-8449

squid

Fixed versions: 4.10-1

squid

Fixed versions: 4.10-1

squid

Fixed versions: 4.10-1

Complete source record
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  "id": "2dcf508c90400ab7792105b689b09a598951831ab9b0016abd569bd1c51a9759",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2020-8449",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "DEBIAN-CVE-2020-8449",
    "summary": "An issue was discovered in Squid before 4.10. Due to incorrect input validation, it can interpret crafted HTTP requests in unexpected ways to access server resources prohibited by earlier security filters.",
    "evidence": "osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2020-8449",
    "products": [
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "squid",
          "evidence": "/affected/0/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
        "fixed_versions": [
          {
            "value": "4.10-1",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/ranges"
          }
        ],
        "affected_versions": []
      },
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "squid",
          "evidence": "/affected/1/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
        "fixed_versions": [
          {
            "value": "4.10-1",
            "evidence": "/affected/1/ranges"
          }
        ],
        "affected_versions": []
      },
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "squid",
          "evidence": "/affected/2/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
        "fixed_versions": [
          {
            "value": "4.10-1",
            "evidence": "/affected/2/ranges"
          }
        ],
        "affected_versions": []
      }
    ],
    "severity": "high",
    "structured": {
      "id": "DEBIAN-CVE-2020-8449",
      "aliases": [
        "DEBIAN-CVE-2020-8449"
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
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              "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "4.10-1"
                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "package": {
            "name": "squid",
            "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/squid?arch=source&distro=bookworm",
            "ecosystem": "Debian:12"
          },
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2020-8449.json"
          },
          "ecosystem_specific": {
            "urgency": "not yet assigned"
          }
        },
        {
          "ranges": [
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              ]
            }
          ],
          "package": {
            "name": "squid",
            "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/squid?arch=source&distro=trixie",
            "ecosystem": "Debian:13"
          },
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2020-8449.json"
          },
          "ecosystem_specific": {
            "urgency": "not yet assigned"
          }
        },
        {
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              ]
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          ],
          "package": {
            "name": "squid",
            "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/squid?arch=source&distro=forky",
            "ecosystem": "Debian:14"
          },
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2020-8449.json"
          },
          "ecosystem_specific": {
            "urgency": "not yet assigned"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-26T12:02:24.259399882Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "upstream": [
        "CVE-2020-8449"
      ],
      "references": [
        "https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-8449"
      ]
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2020-8449",
        "evidence": "/upstream"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 452099,
  "published_at": "2020-02-04T20:15:14.697+00:00"
}