Squid Proxy up to 2.4.STABLE5 Authentication Password information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Squid Proxy up to 2.4.STABLE5. This affects an unknown function of the component Authentication. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure (Password). This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2002-0715. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Squid Proxy up to 2.4.STABLE5 (Firewall Software). This affects an unknown code of the component Authentication. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability (Password). CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Vulnerability in Squid before 2.4.STABLE6 related to proxy authentication credentials may allow remote web sites to obtain the user s proxy login and password.

The weakness was disclosed 07/26/2002 with Squid (Website). The advisory is shared at squid-cache.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2002-0715. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 13947 (Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : squid (MDKSA-2002:044)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mandriva Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 62045 (Red Hat Squid FTP Directory Parsing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 2.4.stable6 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (9478), Tenable (13947), SecurityFocus (BID 5154†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-927†). The entries VDB-17966, VDB-17968, VDB-18475 and VDB-18476 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Exploitinginfo

Name: Password
Class: Information disclosure / Password
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 13947
Nessus Name: Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : squid (MDKSA-2002:044)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Proxy 2.4.stable6

Timelineinfo

07/03/2002 🔍
07/17/2002 +14 days 🔍
07/26/2002 +9 days 🔍
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07/26/2002 +0 days 🔍
02/10/2003 +199 days 🔍
07/31/2004 +537 days 🔍
07/22/2014 +3643 days 🔍
05/09/2019 +1752 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: squid-cache.org

Advisory: squid-cache.org
Organization: Squid
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2002-0715 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-0715
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-18477
X-Force: 9478
SecurityFocus: 5154 - Squid Proxy Authentication Credential Forwarding Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 927 - Squid before 2.4.STABLE6 remote web sites to obtain the user\x27s proxy login and password., Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/22/2014 20:22
Updated: 05/09/2019 16:11
Changes: 07/22/2014 20:22 (68), 05/09/2019 16:11 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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