VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2020-8517

CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability6.85%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2020-02-04
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

An issue was discovered in Squid before 4.10. Due to incorrect input validation, the NTLM authentication credentials parser in ext_lm_group_acl may write to memory outside the credentials buffer. On systems with memory access protections, this can result in the helper process being terminated unexpectedly. This leads to the Squid process also terminating and a denial of service for all clients using the proxy.

Weakness classification

  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-20

Primary references