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Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2023-49286

Squid is a caching proxy for the Web supporting HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, and more. Due to an Incorrect Check of Function Return Value bug Squid is vulnerable to a Denial of Service attack against its Helper process management. This bug is fixed by Squid version 6.5. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Products
squid
Affected versions
5.7-2
Fixed versions
5.7-2+deb12u1, 6.5-1
CVEs
CVE-2023-49286
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
1 Nov 2026, 16:11 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2023-49286

core-osv · Original source

Published 4 Dec 2023, 23:15 UTC

Squid is a caching proxy for the Web supporting HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, and more. Due to an Incorrect Check of Function Return Value bug Squid is vulnerable to a Denial of Service attack against its Helper process management. This bug is fixed by Squid version 6.5. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2023-49286

squid

Fixed versions: 5.7-2+deb12u1

squid

Fixed versions: 6.5-1

squid

Fixed versions: 6.5-1

Complete source record
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  "method": "structured",
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      "modified": "2026-10-26T18:02:50.131545068Z",
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