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ALPINE-CVE-2020-8517

ALPINE-CVE-2020-8517 PUBLISHED CVSS 7.5 HIGH

An issue was discovered in Squid before 4.10. Due to incorrect input validation, the NTLM authentication credentials parser in ext_lm_group_acl may write to memory outside the credentials buffer. On systems with memory access protections, this can result in the helper process being terminated unexpectedly. This leads to the Squid process also terminating and a denial of service for all clients using the proxy.

Risk Scores

CVSS 3.1
7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Alpine:v3.8squid0, 0, 3.5.8-r0
Alpine:v3.18squid2.7.7-r3, 2.7.7-r2, 2.7.7-r0
Alpine:v3.17squid3.4.11-r0, 0, 0
Alpine:v3.20squid4.2-r1, 2.7.6-r12, 3.5.12-r0
Alpine:v3.22squid4.8-r1, 2.7.6-r6, 2.7.9-r4
Alpine:v3.15squid3.2.0.17-r0, 3.2.0.17-r2, 3.2.0.18-r0
Alpine:v3.12squid3.4.8-r0, 0, 2.7.6-r1
Alpine:v3.21squid3.2.0.16-r0, 0, 0
Alpine:v3.24squid0, 0
Alpine:v3.11squid0, 4.9-r0, 4.8-r1
Alpine:v3.16squid3.5.27-r1, 2.7.7-r0, 3.2.0.17-r2
Alpine:v3.9squid3.5.23-r0, 0, 2.7.6-r0
Alpine:v3.23squid4.4-r0, 0, 0
Alpine:v3.14squid0, 3.5.19-r0, 2.7.6-r3
Alpine:v3.19squid0, 0, 0
Alpine:v3.13squid3.4.6-r0, 3.2.0.19-r1, 3.2.2-r0
Alpine:v3.10squid2.7.6-r11, 2.7.6-r12, 2.7.6-r2

Timeline

  • Feb 4, 2020 CVE Published
  • Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch
  • Jun 15, 2026 CVE Updated
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