CVE-2005-0718

Description

Squid 2.5.STABLE7 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) by aborting the connection during a (1) PUT or (2) POST request, which causes Squid to access previously freed memory.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 12.60% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory fedoranews.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory com.br Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory squid-cache.org Vendor Advisory squid-cache.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.squid-cache.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=1224	vendor advisory
http://www1.uk.squid-cache.org/Versions/v2/2.5/bugs/#squid-2.5.STABLE7-post	vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11562	vdb entry signature
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19919	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13166	vdb entry
http://fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA--.shtml	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/12508	third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-489.html	vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/111-1/	vendor advisory
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000931	vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-415.html	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-0718?: CVE-2005-0718 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-0718?: To fix CVE-2005-0718, 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-2005-0718 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-0718 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~13% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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