Squid Proxy up to 2.5.STABLE7 Web Cache Communication Protocol denial of service

CVSS Meta Temp Score
CVSS is a standardized scoring system to determine possibilities of attacks. The Temp Score considers temporal factors like disclosure, exploit and countermeasures. The unique Meta Score calculates the average score of different sources to provide a normalized scoring system.
Current Exploit Price (≈)
Our analysts are monitoring exploit markets and are in contact with vulnerability brokers. The range indicates the observed or calculated exploit price to be seen on exploit markets. A good indicator to understand the monetary effort required for and the popularity of an attack.
CTI Interest Score
Our Cyber Threat Intelligence team is monitoring different web sites, mailing lists, exploit markets and social media networks. The CTI Interest Score identifies the interest of attackers and the security community for this specific vulnerability in real-time. A high score indicates an elevated risk to be targeted for this vulnerability.
7.2$0-$5k0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Squid Proxy up to 2.5.STABLE7. Affected is an unknown function of the component Web Cache Communication Protocol Handler. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2005-0094. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Squid Proxy up to 2.5.STABLE7 (Firewall Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Web Cache Communication Protocol Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in the gopherToHTML function in the Gopher reply parser for Squid 2.5.STABLE7 and earlier allows remote malicious Gopher servers to cause a denial of service (crash) via crafted responses.

The bug was discovered 01/13/2005. The weakness was released 01/12/2005 with Squid Team (Website). The advisory is shared at squid-cache.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-0094 since 01/18/2005. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 18851 (FreeBSD : squid -- buffer overflow vulnerability in gopherToHTML (184ab9e0-64cd-11d9-9e1e-c296ac722cb3)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at squid-cache.org. A possible mitigation has been published 2 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (18888), Tenable (18851), SecurityFocus (BID 12276†), OSVDB (12887†) and Secunia (SA13825†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-1122 and VDB-23844. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Vendor

Name

Version

License

Website

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.2

VulDB Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Temp Score: 7.2
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv2info

AVACAuCIA
💳💳💳💳💳💳
💳💳💳💳💳💳
💳💳💳💳💳💳
VectorComplexityAuthenticationConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
UnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock
UnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock
UnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock

VulDB Base Score: 🔍
VulDB Temp Score: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 🔍

Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

EPSS Score: 🔍
EPSS Percentile: 🔍

Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔍

0-DayUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock
TodayUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock

Nessus ID: 18851
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : squid -- buffer overflow vulnerability in gopherToHTML (184ab9e0-64cd-11d9-9e1e-c296ac722cb3)
Nessus File: 🔍
Nessus Risk: 🔍
Nessus Family: 🔍
Nessus Context: 🔍
Nessus Port: 🔍

OpenVAS ID: 53482
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 651-1 (squid)
OpenVAS File: 🔍
OpenVAS Family: 🔍

Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
Active Actors: 🔍
Active APT Groups: 🔍

Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
Status: 🔍

Reaction Time: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔍
Exposure Time: 🔍

Patch: squid-cache.org

Timelineinfo

01/12/2005 🔍
01/12/2005 +0 days 🔍
01/13/2005 +1 days 🔍
01/13/2005 +0 days 🔍
01/13/2005 +0 days 🔍
01/15/2005 +1 days 🔍
01/17/2005 +2 days 🔍
01/18/2005 +1 days 🔍
01/20/2005 +2 days 🔍
07/13/2005 +174 days 🔍
07/06/2024 +6933 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: squid-cache.org

Advisory: squid-cache.org
Researcher: http://www.squid-cache.org
Organization: Squid Team
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2005-0094 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-0094
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-1121

OVAL: 🔍

X-Force: 18888
SecurityFocus: 12276 - Squid Proxy Gopher To HTML Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 13825 - Squid Two Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 12887 - Squid gopherToHTML() Function Remote Overflow
Vulnerability Center: 6894

See also: 🔍

Entryinfo

Created: 01/17/2005 15:44
Updated: 07/06/2024 21:31
Changes: 01/17/2005 15:44 (87), 06/30/2019 22:15 (2), 07/06/2024 21:31 (17)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216:4B5:103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Discussion

No comments yet. Languages: en.

Please log in to comment.

◂ PreviousOverviewNext ▸

Do you want to use VulDB in your project?

Use the official API to access entries easily!