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HIGH

CVE-2024-25111

CWE-674Published: March 6, 2024· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

7.5

CVSS v3.1

Official Description

Squid is a web proxy cache. Starting in version 3.5.27 and prior to version 6.8, Squid may be vulnerable to a Denial of Service attack against HTTP Chunked decoder due to an uncontrolled recursion bug. This problem allows a remote attacker to cause Denial of Service when sending a crafted, chunked, encoded HTTP Message. This bug is fixed in Squid version 6.8. In addition, patches addressing this problem for the stable releases can be found in Squid's patch archives. There is no workaround for this issue.

Technical Analysis

CVE-2024-25111 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

The vulnerability requires no privileges and no user interaction, making it a prime target for automated exploitation campaigns and worm-like propagation.

A successful exploit results in availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 7.5.

CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges Req.None

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

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

Affected Vendors & Products

Fedora1 product(s)

fedora

netapp1 product(s)

bluexp

squid-cache1 product(s)

squid

Source: NVD CPE · 4 total CPE entries

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time

Offensive Security exploit database

GitHub PoC Search

Community PoC repositories

Rapid7 / Metasploit

Metasploit module search

Security advisories & exploits

Official NIST entry

CVE Program entry

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Official Patches & Advisories

PATCHhttp://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v6/SQUID-2024_1.patch

PATCHhttp://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v6/SQUID-2024_1.patch

ADVISORYhttps://github.com/squid-cache/squid/security/advisories/GHSA-72c2-c3wm-8qxc

ADVISORYhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240605-0001/

ADVISORYhttps://github.com/squid-cache/squid/security/advisories/GHSA-72c2-c3wm-8qxc

ADVISORYhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240605-0001/

All References (11)

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http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v6/SQUID-2024_1.patchMailing List · Patch

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https://github.com/squid-cache/squid/security/advisories/GHSA-72c2-c3wm-8qxcVendor Advisory

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https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/7R4KPSO3MQT3KAOZV7LC2GG3CYMCGK7H/Mailing List

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https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/XWQHRDRHDM5PQTU6BHH4C5KGL37X6TVI/Mailing List

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https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240605-0001/Third Party Advisory

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http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v6/SQUID-2024_1.patchMailing List · Patch

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https://github.com/squid-cache/squid/security/advisories/GHSA-72c2-c3wm-8qxcVendor Advisory

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https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00009.html

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https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/7R4KPSO3MQT3KAOZV7LC2GG3CYMCGK7H/Mailing List

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https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/XWQHRDRHDM5PQTU6BHH4C5KGL37X6TVI/Mailing List

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https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240605-0001/Third Party Advisory

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2024-25111

CVSS Score7.5 / 10

SeverityHIGH

WeaknessCWE-674

CISA KEVNo

Affected3 vendor(s)

PublishedMar 6, 2024

Related CVEs (CWE-674)

CVE-2018-1000618

Recommended Actions

→Apply vendor patches immediately
→Monitor CVE-2024-25111 in threat intel feeds
→Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts

Data sourced from NVD (NIST), CISA KEV, and EPSS (FIRST). Analysis generated by CTIWATCH.COM. CVE data is provided under the NVD usage policy.

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