CVE-2013-1839

Publication date 30 September 2013

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

The strHdrAcptLangGetItem function in errorpage.cc in Squid 3.2.x before 3.2.9 and 3.3.x before 3.3.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via a "," character in an Accept-Language header.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
squid3 12.10 quantal
Not affected
12.04 LTS precise
Not affected
11.10 oneiric
Not affected
10.04 LTS lucid
Not affected
8.04 LTS hardy
Not affected

Notes

mdeslaur

Doesn't affect 3.1.x, was introduced in 3.2.0.9