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CVE-2005-0241
The httpProcessReplyHeader function in http.c for Squid 2.5-STABLE7 and earlier does not properly set the debug context when it is…
Medium5.0EPSS 69.7%
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- debian
Description
The httpProcessReplyHeader function in http.c for Squid 2.5-STABLE7 and earlier does not properly set the debug context when it is handling "oversized" HTTP reply headers, which might allow remote attackers to poison the cache or bypass access controls based on header size.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 69.7% · top 0.6% of all CVEs (4 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
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Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (13)
- 14091 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- VU#823350 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- 12412 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://www.squid-cache.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=1216 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10998 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- FLSA-2006:152809 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- RHSA-2005:061 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- squid-http-cache-poisoning(19060) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- CLA-2005:931 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVAx_transferred
- http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v2/2.5/bugs/#squid-2.5.STABLE7-oversize_reply_headers (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- SUSE-SA:2005:006 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- RHSA-2005:060 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v2/2.5/bugs/squid-2.5.STABLE7-oversize_reply_headers.patch (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
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