Heap-based Buffer Overflow in Squid SNMP Handling

CVE-2014-6270 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Off-by-one error in the snmpHandleUdp function in snmp_core.cc in Squid 2.x and 3.x, when an SNMP port is configured, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted UDP SNMP request, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

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