CVE-2005-2794 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the Squid proxy server by sending specific aborted requests, causing a denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2005-2794?
CVE-2005-2794 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Sep 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
store.c in Squid 2.5.STABLE10 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via certain aborted requests that trigger an assert error related to STORE_PENDING.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-2794?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Squid Squid.
How do I fix CVE-2005-2794?
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-2005-2794 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-2794 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2005-2794, DSA-809-3, GHSA-35c5-gf3h-p2c7.