CVE-2014-7142

squid: pinger incorrect input validation flaw in handling of ICMP replies (SQUID-2014:4)

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

1.8

CVSS 2.0

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Published · September 16, 2014

Updated · November 21, 2025

Description

The pinger in Squid 3.x before 3.4.8 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted (1) ICMP or (2) ICMP6 packet size.

Statement

This issue did not affect the versions of squid as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6, and 7 as they do not provide the vulnerable program "pinger".

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 2.0 · 1.8
AV:A/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

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