CVE-2002-0068

Public Exploit

Description

Squid 2.4 STABLE3 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (core dump) and possibly execute arbitrary code with an ftp:// URL with a larger number of special characters, which exceed the buffer when Squid URL-escapes the characters.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 5.56% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory com.br Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory linux-mandrake.com Vendor Advisory freebsd.org Vendor Advisory neohapsis.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory caldera.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v2/2.4/bugs/	exploit
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000464	vendor advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2002_008_squid_txt.html	vendor advisory
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-016.php	vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101440163111826&w=2	mailing list
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101443252627021&w=2	mailing list
ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-02:12.squid.asc	vendor advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/linux/caldera/2002-q1/0014.html	vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101431040422095&w=2	mailing list
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-029.html	patch vendor advisory
http://www.caldera.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2002-010.0.txt	vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/5378	vdb entry
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8258.php	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4148	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2002-0068?: CVE-2002-0068 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2002-0068?: To fix CVE-2002-0068, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2002-0068 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2002-0068 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~6% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.