CVE-2023-49286
HIGHEPSS 95th pctlDescription
Squid is a caching proxy for the Web supporting HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, and more. Due to an Incorrect Check of Function Return Value bug Squid is vulnerable to a Denial of Service attack against its Helper process management. This bug is fixed by Squid version 6.5. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
How to fix
This Red Hat / RHEL release reached end-of-life on 2024-06-30. Extended security maintenance is available until 2029-05-31.
This Red Hat / RHEL release reached end-of-life on 2024-06-30. Extended security maintenance is available until 2029-05-31.
This Red Hat / RHEL release reached end-of-life on 2024-06-30. Extended security maintenance is available until 2029-05-31.
This Red Hat / RHEL release reached end-of-life on 2024-06-30. Extended security maintenance is available until 2029-05-31.
This Red Hat / RHEL release reached end-of-life on 2024-06-30. Extended security maintenance is available until 2029-05-31.
This Red Hat / RHEL release reached end-of-life on 2024-06-30. Extended security maintenance is available until 2029-05-31.
This Red Hat / RHEL release reached end-of-life on 2024-06-30. Extended security maintenance is available until 2029-05-31.
This Red Hat / RHEL release reached end-of-life on 2024-06-30. Extended security maintenance is available until 2029-05-31.
This Red Hat / RHEL release reached end-of-life on 2024-06-30. Extended security maintenance is available until 2029-05-31.
This Red Hat / RHEL release reached end-of-life on 2024-06-30. Extended security maintenance is available until 2029-05-31.
This Red Hat / RHEL release reached end-of-life on 2024-06-30. Extended security maintenance is available until 2029-05-31.
This Red Hat / RHEL release reached end-of-life on 2024-06-30. Extended security maintenance is available until 2029-05-31.
This Red Hat / RHEL release reached end-of-life on 2024-06-30. Extended security maintenance is available until 2029-05-31.
This Red Hat / RHEL release reached end-of-life on 2024-06-30. Extended security maintenance is available until 2029-05-31.
This Red Hat / RHEL release reached end-of-life on 2024-06-30. Extended security maintenance is available until 2029-05-31.
This Red Hat / RHEL release reached end-of-life on 2024-06-30. Extended security maintenance is available until 2029-05-31.
This Red Hat / RHEL release reached end-of-life on 2024-06-30. Extended security maintenance is available until 2029-05-31.
This Ubuntu release reached end-of-life on 2023-05-31. Extended security maintenance is available until 2028-04-01.
This Ubuntu release reached end-of-life on 2025-05-31. Extended security maintenance is available until 2030-04-02.
This Ubuntu release reached end-of-life on 2023-05-31. Extended security maintenance is available until 2028-04-01.
This vulnerability affects an unusually large number of packages. The highest-confidence fixes are shown above; the full list is longer. Check the referenced advisories for complete coverage.
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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 95% of all known CVEs.
References
Related Vulnerabilities
Other CWE-253 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | EPSS | Exploited | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2017-7474 | Critical | 9.8 | 2.5% | - | - |
| CVE-2024-43521 | High | 7.5 | 2.4% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2020-6107 | Medium | 5.5 | 1.5% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2022-24880 | Medium | 5.3 | 1.2% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2023-24487 | Medium | 6.3 | 1.1% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2024-1622 | High | 7.5 | 1.0% | - | Fix |
Common questions
How do I fix CVE-2023-49286?
Published advisories record a fix for 26 affected products. The "How to fix" section on this page lists the fixed version and source advisory for each one, so apply the entry matching what you actually run.
Is CVE-2023-49286 being actively exploited?
Not that we know of. CVE-2023-49286 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 10.4% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 95% of all scored CVEs.
How severe is CVE-2023-49286?
CVE-2023-49286 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.6, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.
What does CVE-2023-49286 affect?
Published advisories record a fix for squid (Amazon), squid-debuginfo (Amazon), squid-debugsource (Amazon), squid-migration-script (Amazon), and 22 more. Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.
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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-06-17.