Is CVE-2020-8450 actively exploited?

CVE-2020-8450 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2024-11-21.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-8450?

CVE-2020-8450 has a CVSS score of 7.3 (HIGH severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

How do I patch CVE-2020-8450?

Patch guidance is available from squid-cache security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2020-8450.

Fix CVE-2020-8450 - HIGH squid-cache squid

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2020-8450?

9 products: squid-cache squid, canonical ubuntu linux, canonical ubuntu linux, canonical ubuntu linux, opensuse leap, and 4 more.

Description

An issue was discovered in Squid before 4.10. Due to incorrect buffer management, a remote client can cause a buffer overflow in a Squid instance acting as a reverse proxy.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: low
Integrity: low
Availability: low
Weaknesses: CWE-131 CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write

Metadata

Primary Vendor: SQUID-CACHE
Published: 2/4/2020
Last Modified: 11/21/2024
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

squid-cache : squidcanonical : ubuntu_linuxcanonical : ubuntu_linuxcanonical : ubuntu_linuxopensuse : leapfedoraproject : fedorafedoraproject : fedoradebian : debian_linuxdebian : debian_linux

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

Cite this page

CVE-2020-8450. CVEDatabase.com. Retrieved 1 May 2026. https://cvedatabase.com/cve/CVE-2020-8450

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CVE-2020-8450 vulnerability