CVE-2012-5643 describes multiple memory leak vulnerabilities in the cachemgr.cgi component of Squid 2.x and 3.x versions prior to 3.1.22, 3.2.4, and 3.3.0.2. These flaws can be triggered by remote attackers using invalid Content-Length headers, long POST requests, or crafted authentication credentials. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity, and allows for a denial of service through memory consumption. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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