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CVE-2018-1172

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.9 EPSS 8.61% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2018-05-16 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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Public Exploit Signal

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CVE
CVE-2018-1172
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.9
EPSS
8.61%

Original NVD Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to deny service on vulnerable installations of The Squid Software Foundation Squid 3.5.27-20180318. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within ClientRequestContext::sslBumpAccessCheck(). A crafted request can trigger the dereference of a null pointer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to create a denial-of-service condition to users of the system. Was ZDI-CAN-6088.