CVE-2024-23638
MEDIUMEPSS 99th pctlDescription
Squid is a caching proxy for the Web. Due to an expired pointer reference bug, Squid prior to version 6.6 is vulnerable to a Denial of Service attack against Cache Manager error responses. This problem allows a trusted client to perform Denial of Service when generating error pages for Client Manager reports. Squid older than 5.0.5 have not been tested and should be assumed to be vulnerable. All Squid-5.x up to and including 5.9 are vulnerable. All Squid-6.x up to and including 6.5 are vulnerable. This bug is fixed by Squid version 6.6. In addition, patches addressing this problem for the stable releases can be found in Squid's patch archives. As a workaround, prevent access to Cache Manager using Squid's main access control: `http_access deny manager`.
How to fix
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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 99% of all known CVEs.
References
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| CVE-2026-33526 | High | 7.5 | 8.9% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2026-45447 | High | 8.8 | 5.2% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2019-15691 | High | 7.2 | 4.7% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2023-48316 | Critical | 9.8 | 4.3% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2023-48315 | High | 8.8 | 3.9% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2023-48692 | Critical | 9.0 | 3.1% | - | Fix |
Common questions
How do I fix CVE-2024-23638?
Published advisories record a fix for 16 affected products. The "How to fix" section on this page lists the fixed version and source advisory for each one, so apply the entry matching what you actually run.
Is CVE-2024-23638 being actively exploited?
Not that we know of. CVE-2024-23638 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 60.1% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 99% of all scored CVEs.
How severe is CVE-2024-23638?
CVE-2024-23638 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.
What does CVE-2024-23638 affect?
Published advisories record a fix for squid (Debian), libecap (Red Hat / RHEL), libecap (Rocky), libecap-debuginfo (Red Hat / RHEL), and 12 more. Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.
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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.