MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2010-0308

Squid vulnerability

CVSS
4.0
EPSS
22.9%
EPSS pct
97th
Exploited
No known
lib/rfc1035.c in Squid 2.x, 3.0 through 3.0.STABLE22, and 3.1 through 3.1.0.15 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure) via a crafted DNS packet that only contains a header.
Affected vendor
Squid Cache
Affected product
Squid
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation
Published
2010-02-03

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring single-factor authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 22.9% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 97% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2010-0308

  • Confirm whether Squid Cache Squid is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2010-0308.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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