CVE-2004-2479 Information disclosure in n/a
Remote attackers can obtain sensitive information from Squid Web Proxy Cache by triggering DNS failures with invalid hostnames, exposing previous error messages.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2004-2479?
CVE-2004-2479 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Aug 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Squid Web Proxy Cache 2.5 might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via URLs containing invalid hostnames that cause DNS operations to fail, which results in references to previously used error messages.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-2479?
It affects 1 product.
Products include National Science Foundation Squid Web Proxy Cache.
How do I fix CVE-2004-2479?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2004-2479 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-2479 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2004-2479, GHSA-wf7x-gjvh-m5r3.