CVE-2004-2654 Null dereference in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Squid Web Proxy Cache via a null pointer dereference in the clientAbortBody function.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2004-2654?
CVE-2004-2654 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Feb 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The clientAbortBody function in client_side.c in Squid Web Proxy Cache before 2.6 STABLE6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via unspecified vectors that trigger a null dereference. NOTE: in a followup advisory, a researcher claimed that the issue was a buffer overflow that was not fixed in STABLE6. However, the vendor's bug report clearly shows that the researcher later retracted this claim, because the tested product was actually STABLE5.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-2654?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Squid Squid.
How do I fix CVE-2004-2654?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2004-2654 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-2654 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2004-2654, GHSA-jxhx-rppc-gf4x.