squid: Incomplete fix for the CVE-2012-5643 issue
Published Feb 8, 2013
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 23.03%
Description
cachemgr.cgi in Squid 3.1.x and 3.2.x, possibly 3.1.22, 3.2.4, and other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via a crafted request. NOTE: this issue is due to an incorrect fix for CVE-2012-5643, possibly involving an incorrect order of arguments or incorrect comparison.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 3.1
- 3.1.0.1
- 3.1.0.2
- 3.1.0.3
- 3.1.0.4
- 3.1.0.5
- 3.1.0.6
- 3.1.0.7
- 3.1.0.8
- 3.1.0.9
- 3.1.0.10
- 3.1.0.11
- 3.1.0.12
- 3.1.0.13
- 3.1.0.14
- 3.1.0.15
- 3.1.0.16
- 3.1.0.17
- 3.1.0.18
- 3.1.1
- 3.1.2
- 3.1.3
- 3.1.4
- 3.1.5
- 3.1.5.1
- 3.1.6
- 3.1.7
- 3.1.8
- 3.1.9
- 3.1.10
- 3.1.11
- 3.1.12
- 3.1.13
- 3.1.14
- 3.1.15
- 3.1.22
Configuration 2
- 3.2.0.1
- 3.2.0.2
- 3.2.0.3
- 3.2.0.4
- 3.2.0.5
- 3.2.0.6
- 3.2.0.7
- 3.2.0.8
- 3.2.0.9
- 3.2.0.10
- 3.2.0.11
- 3.2.0.12
- 3.2.0.13
- 3.2.0.14
- 3.2.0.15
- 3.2.0.16
- 3.2.0.17
- 3.2.0.18
- 3.2.0.19
- 3.2.1
- 3.2.2
- 3.2.3
- 3.2.4
Configuration 3
- 10.04
- 11.10
- 12.04
- 12.10
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
squid
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
squid
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | squid | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | squid | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not Vulnerable. This issue does not affect the version of squid as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (19 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 23.03% (0.23026) | 97.69th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 23.03% (0.23026) | 97.46th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 23, 2026 | 69.68% (0.69682) | 98.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 72.19% (0.72194) | 98.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 69.89% (0.69891) | 98.62th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 72.19% (0.72194) | 98.68th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 69.89% (0.69891) | 98.61th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 72.19% (0.72194) | 98.70th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 30, 2025 | 69.89% (0.69891) | 98.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 72.19% (0.72194) | 98.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 78.31% (0.78315) | 98.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 72.19% (0.72194) | 98.64th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 70.08% (0.70076) | 98.57th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 3.94% (0.03939) | 91.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 5.47% (0.05474) | 92.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 4.89% (0.04886) | 91.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 85.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 84.01th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 67.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (21)
- http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~squid/squid/3.2/revision/11743 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~squid/squid/3.2/revision/11744 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/scm-commits/2013-January/934637.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatch
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00010.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00040.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-09/msg00025.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-09/msg00032.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/52024 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/54839 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2631 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:129 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57646 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v3/3.1/changesets/SQUID-2012_1.patch x_refsource_MISCPatch
- http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v3/3.2/changesets/SQUID-2012_1.patch x_refsource_MISCPatch
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1713-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-0189 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=887962#c9 x_refsource_MISC
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=895972 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-0189
- https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2013-0029 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-0189
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