Is CVE-2023-49286 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-49286 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2024-11-21.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-49286?

CVE-2023-49286 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-2023-49286?

Patch guidance is available from squid-cache security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2023-49286.

Fix CVE-2023-49286 - HIGH squid-cache squid

Description

Squid is a caching proxy for the Web supporting HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, and more. Due to an Incorrect Check of Function Return Value bug Squid is vulnerable to a Denial of Service attack against its Helper process management. 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-253 CWE-617 CWE-617 CWE-754

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-2023-49286. CVEDatabase.com. Retrieved 1 May 2026. https://cvedatabase.com/cve/CVE-2023-49286

View on NIST NVD

CVE-2023-49286 vulnerability