Is CVE-2023-49285 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-49285 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2024-11-21.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-49285?

CVE-2023-49285 has a CVSS score of 8.6 (HIGH severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2023-49285?

Patch guidance is available from squid-cache security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2023-49285.

Fix CVE-2023-49285 - HIGH squid-cache squid

Description

Squid is a caching proxy for the Web supporting HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, and more. Due to a Buffer Overread bug Squid is vulnerable to a Denial of Service attack against Squid HTTP Message processing. This bug is fixed by Squid version 6.5. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: none
Scope: changed
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: none
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-126 CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds Read

Metadata

Primary Vendor: SQUID-CACHE
Published: 12/4/2023
Last Modified: 11/21/2024
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

squid-cache : squid

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

Cite this page

CVE-2023-49285. CVEDatabase.com. Retrieved 1 May 2026. https://cvedatabase.com/cve/CVE-2023-49285

View on NIST NVD

CVE-2023-49285 vulnerability