Squid Web Proxy Cache 2.5 might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via URLs containing invalid hostnames that cause…

Description

Squid Web Proxy Cache 2.5 might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via URLs containing invalid hostnames that cause DNS operations to fail, which results in references to previously used error messages.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

2.1% · top 18% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.

Weakness

• n/a

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (10)

• squid-hostname-obtain-info(18406) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• 1012466 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• 12282 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
• FLSA-2006:152809 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• 13408 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://www.squid-cache.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=1143 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9711 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• RHSA-2005:766 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• 11865 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• 16977 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

Record last updated 8 Aug 2024, 01:29 UTC.