FKIE_CVE-2004-2479

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2004-12-31 05:00 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:09
Severity
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA--.shtml
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/13408Patch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/16977
cve@mitre.orghttp://securitytracker.com/id?1012466Patch
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.osvdb.org/12282
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-766.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11865Patch
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.squid-cache.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=1143Patch
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18406
cve@mitre.orghttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9711
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA--.shtml
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/13408Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/16977
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securitytracker.com/id?1012466Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.osvdb.org/12282
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-766.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11865Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.squid-cache.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=1143Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18406
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9711
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
national_science_foundation squid_web_proxy_cache 2.5_stable1
national_science_foundation squid_web_proxy_cache 2.5_stable2
national_science_foundation squid_web_proxy_cache 2.5_stable3
national_science_foundation squid_web_proxy_cache 2.5_stable4
national_science_foundation squid_web_proxy_cache 2.5_stable5
national_science_foundation squid_web_proxy_cache 2.5_stable6
national_science_foundation squid_web_proxy_cache 2.5_stable7
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