Mandrake Security Advisory MDVSA-2009:161 (squid)

Summary
The remote host is missing an update to squid announced via advisory MDVSA-2009:161.
Solution
To upgrade automatically use MandrakeUpdate or urpmi. The verification of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you. https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=MDVSA-2009:161 http://www.squid-cache.org/Advisories/SQUID-2009_2.txt
Insight
Multiple vulnerabilities has been found and corrected in squid: Due to incorrect buffer limits and related bound checks Squid is vulnerable to a denial of service attack when processing specially crafted requests or responses. Due to incorrect data validation Squid is vulnerable to a denial of service attack when processing specially crafted responses. This update provides fixes for these vulnerabilities. Affected: 2008.1, 2009.0, 2009.1