CVE-2005-3258

Description

The rfc1738_do_escape function in ftp.c for Squid 2.5 STABLE11 and earlier allows remote FTP servers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via certain "odd" responses.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 33.82% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory novell.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/17626	third party advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015085	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/17287	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17513	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17338	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17645	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17271	third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2151	vdb entry
http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v2/2.5/bugs/#squid-2.5.STABLE11-rfc1738_do_escape	patch
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_27_sr.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17407	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-3258?: CVE-2005-3258 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-3258?: To fix CVE-2005-3258, 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-2005-3258 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-3258 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~34% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

This platform uses data from the NIST NVD, MITRE CVE, MITRE CWE, First.org and CISA KEV but is not endorsed or certified by these entities. CVE is a registred trademark of the MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CVE content is MITRE's CVE web site. CWE is a registred trademark of the MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CWE content is MITRE's CWE web site.