CVE-2012-5643
Multiple memory leaks in tools/cachemgr.cc in cachemgr.cgi in Squid 2.x and 3.x before 3.1.22, 3...
CVE-2012-5643 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Squid-cache Squid, published December 20, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 23.0%, the 97th percentile. Fixed in squid 2.7.STABLE9-2.
Multiple memory leaks in tools/cachemgr.cc in cachemgr.cgi in Squid 2.x and 3.x before 3.1.22, 3.2.x before 3.2.4, and 3.3.x before 3.3.0.2 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via (1) invalid Content-Length headers, (2) long POST requests, or (3) crafted authentication credentials.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
5.0
Multiple memory leaks in tools/cachemgr.cc in cachemgr.cgi in Squid 2.x and 3.x before 3.1.22, 3.2.x before 3.2.4, and 3.3.x before 3.3.0.2 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via (1) invalid Content-Length headers, (2) long POST requests, or (3) crafted authentication credentials.
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CVE-2012-5643- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Multiple memory leaks in tools/cachemgr.cc in cachemgr.cgi in Squid 2.x and 3.x before 3.1.22, 3.2.x before 3.2.4, and 3.3.x before 3.3.0.2 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via (1) invalid Content-Length headers, (2) long POST requests, or (3) crafted authentication credentials.
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CVE-2012-5643- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-5527 No score
Multiple memory leaks in tools/cachemgr.cc in cachemgr.cgi in Squid 2.x and 3.x before 3.1.22, 3.2.x before 3.2.4, and 3.3.x before 3.3.0.2 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via (1) invalid Content-Length headers, (2) long POST requests, or (3) crafted authentication credentials.
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EUVD-2012-5527- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pq8w-rcmc-8xgj No score
Multiple memory leaks in tools/cachemgr.cc in cachemgr.cgi in Squid 2.x and 3.x before 3.1.22, 3...
Multiple memory leaks in tools/cachemgr.cc in cachemgr.cgi in Squid 2.x and 3.x before 3.1.22, 3.2.x before 3.2.4, and 3.3.x before 3.3.0.2 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via (1) invalid Content-Length headers, (2) long POST requests, or (3) crafted authentication credentials.
- Record
GHSA-pq8w-rcmc-8xgj- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Multiple memory leaks in tools/cachemgr.cc in cachemgr.cgi in Squid 2.x and 3.x before 3.1.22, 3.2.x before 3.2.4, and 3.3.x before 3.3.0.2 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via (1) invalid Content-Length headers, (2) long POST requests, or (3) crafted authentication credentials.
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CVE-2012-5643- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2012-5643 No score
Multiple memory leaks in tools/cachemgr.cc in cachemgr.cgi in Squid 2.x and 3.x before 3.1.22, 3.2.x before 3.2.4, and 3.3.x before 3.3.0.2 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via (1) invalid Content-Length headers, (2) long POST requests, or (3) crafted authentication credentials.
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DEBIAN-CVE-2012-5643- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10307-1 No score
squid-3.5.22-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the squid-3.5.22-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
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openSUSE-SU-2024:10307-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2016:2089-1 No score
Security update for squid3
This update for squid3 fixes the following issues:
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Multiple issues in pinger ICMP processing. (CVE-2014-7141, CVE-2014-7142)
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CVE-2016-3947: Buffer overrun issue in pinger ICMPv6 processing. (bsc#973782)
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CVE-2016-4554: fix header smuggling issue in HTTP Request processing (bsc#979010)
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Fix multiple Denial of Service issues in HTTP Response processing. (CVE-2016-2569, CVE-2016-2570, CVE-2016-2571, CVE-2016-2572, bsc#968392, bsc#968393, bsc#968394, bsc#968395)
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Regression caused by the DoS fixes above (bsc#993299)
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CVE-2016-3948: Fix denial of service in HTTP Response processing (bsc#973783)
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CVE-2016-4051: fixes buffer overflow in cachemgr.cgi (bsc#976553)
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CVE-2016-4052, CVE-2016-4053, CVE-2016-4054:
- fixes multiple issues in ESI processing (bsc#976556)
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CVE-2016-4556: fixes double free vulnerability in Esi.cc (bsc#979008)
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CVE-2015-5400: Improper Protection of Alternate Path (bsc#938715)
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CVE-2014-6270: fix off-by-one in snmp subsystem (bsc#895773)
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Memory leak in squid3 when using external_acl (bsc#976708)
- Record
SUSE-SU-2016:2089-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
squidDebian:12 |
before 2.7.STABLE9-2 | 2.7.STABLE9-2 |
squidDebian:13 |
before 2.7.STABLE9-2 | 2.7.STABLE9-2 |
squidDebian:14 |
before 2.7.STABLE9-2 | 2.7.STABLE9-2 |
squid3Debian:6.0 |
before 3.1.6-1.2+squeeze3, plus listed versions 3.1.6-1.23.1.6-1.2+squeeze13.1.6-1.2+squeeze2 |
3.1.6-1.2+squeeze3 |
squidRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 7:3.1.10-16.el6 | 7:3.1.10-16.el6 |
squid-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 7:3.1.10-16.el6 | 7:3.1.10-16.el6 |
squidRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation |
before 7:3.1.10-16.el6 | 7:3.1.10-16.el6 |
squid-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation |
before 7:3.1.10-16.el6 | 7:3.1.10-16.el6 |
squid3SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 |
before 3.1.23-8.16.30.1 | 3.1.23-8.16.30.1 |
squid3SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 |
before 3.1.23-8.16.30.1 | 3.1.23-8.16.30.1 |
squidopenSUSE:Tumbleweed |
before 3.5.22-1.1 | 3.5.22-1.1 |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
References
debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2631
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0505.html
mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:129
securitytracker.com/id?1027890
squid-cache.org/Versions/v3/3.1/changesets/squid-3.1-10479.patch
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00010.html
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lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-09/msg00032.html
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/17/4
secunia.com/advisories/52024
squid-cache.org/Versions/v3/3.2/changesets/squid-3.2-11714.patch
squid-cache.org/Advisories/SQUID-2012_1.txt
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=887962
secunia.com/advisories/54839
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00040.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00052.html
bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=447596
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00075.html
wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2012-0368
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-09/msg00025.html
ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1713-1
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5643
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0505
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5643
github.com/advisories/GHSA-pq8w-rcmc-8xgj
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-5643
access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification
access.redhat.com/knowledge/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6/html/6.4_Technical_Notes/squid.html
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=797571
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=798090
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=832484
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=833086
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=844723
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=847056
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2013/rhsa-2013_0505.json
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-5643
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2016/suse-su-20162089-1
bugzilla.suse.com/895773
bugzilla.suse.com/902197
bugzilla.suse.com/938715
bugzilla.suse.com/963539
bugzilla.suse.com/967011
bugzilla.suse.com/968392
bugzilla.suse.com/968393
bugzilla.suse.com/968394
bugzilla.suse.com/968395
bugzilla.suse.com/973782
bugzilla.suse.com/973783
bugzilla.suse.com/976553
bugzilla.suse.com/976556
bugzilla.suse.com/976708
bugzilla.suse.com/979008
bugzilla.suse.com/979009
bugzilla.suse.com/979010
bugzilla.suse.com/979011
bugzilla.suse.com/993299
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3205
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-4096
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5643
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-0188
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4115
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0128
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-6270
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-7141
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-7142
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5400
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2390
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2569
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2570
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2571
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2572
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-3947
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-3948
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4051
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4052
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4053
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4054
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4553
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4554
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4555
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4556