Check Point Advisories

Squid Proxy strHdrAcptLangGetItem Value Denial of Service (CVE-2013-1839)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2013-1682
Date Published:	30 Jun 2013
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Tuesday 07 January, 2025
Source:	CVE-2013-1839
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R70 R71 R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Squid Project Squid 3.2.x prior to 3.2.9 Squid Project Squid 3.3.x prior to 3.3.3
Vulnerability Description	A denial of service vulnerability has been reported in Squid proxy server.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your product to the latest update. For information on how to update , go to SBP-2006-05, Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R75 / R71 / R70

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Squid Proxy strHdrAcptLangGetItem Value Denial of Service protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all modules.

SmartView Tracker will log the following entries:
Attack Name: Proxy Server Enforcement Violation
Attack Information: Squid Proxy strHdrAcptLangGetItem Value Denial of Service