CVE-2005-0096 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via memory consumption in the Squid proxy server's NTLM fakeauth helper.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2005-0096?
CVE-2005-0096 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
Memory leak in the NTLM fakeauth_auth helper for Squid 2.5.STABLE7 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption).
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-0096?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Squid Squid.
How do I fix CVE-2005-0096?
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-2005-0096 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-0096 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2005-0096, GHSA-p83x-xf7c-cprq.