CVE-2005-0095 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the Squid proxy server by sending malformed WCCP messages with spoofed source addresses.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2005-0095?
CVE-2005-0095 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Jan 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The WCCP message parsing code in Squid 2.5.STABLE7 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via malformed WCCP messages with source addresses that are spoofed to reference Squid's home router and invalid WCCP_I_SEE_YOU cache numbers.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-0095?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Squid Squid.
How do I fix CVE-2005-0095?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2005-0095 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-0095 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2005-0095, GHSA-f5hx-2mw6-fpj8.