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title: "CVE-2014-7141\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2014-7141

Publication date 23 September 2014

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Low**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

The pinger in Squid 3.x before 3.4.8 allows remote attackers to obtain
sensitive information or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and
crash) via a crafted type in an (1) ICMP or (2) ICMP6 packet.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-7141?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| squid | 14.10 utopic | Not in release |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not affected |
| squid3 | 14.10 utopic | Fixed 3.3.8-1ubuntu8.1 |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 3.3.8-1ubuntu6.2 |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not affected |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not affected |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-7141?format=md#patch-details)

## Notes

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### [mdeslaur](https://launchpad.net/~mdeslaur)

pinger utility only started shipping in saucy

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| squid3 | * Upstream:   <http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~squid/squid/trunk/revision/13583> * Upstream:   <http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~squid/squid/3.2/revision/11830> |

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-7141)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-7141)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2014-7141)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-7141)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-2422-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-2422-1)
+ Squid vulnerabilities
+ 25 November 2014

### Other references

* <http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/539>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-7141>