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Squid Proxy DNS Name Resolver Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability

A remote denial-of-service vulnerability is reported to exist in Squid. The issue is reported to present itself when the affected server performs a Fully Qualify Domain Name (FQDN) lookup and receives an unexpected response.

The vendor reports that under the above circumstances, the affected service will crash due to an assertion error, effectively denying service to legitimate users.







 

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