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CVE-2005-0241
The httpProcessReplyHeader function in http.c for Squid 2.5-STABLE7 and earlier does not properly set the debug context when it is…
- 5.0MediumCVSS base score
- 69.7%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 0.6% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
The httpProcessReplyHeader function in http.c for Squid 2.5-STABLE7 and earlier does not properly set the debug context when it is handling "oversized" HTTP reply headers, which might allow remote attackers to poison the cache or bypass access controls based on header size.
Timeline
ID reserved
By debian
Published
- 20 years later
· 20 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 69.7% · top 0.6% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
13
- 14091 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- VU#823350 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- 12412 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://www.squid-cache.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=1216 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10998 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- FLSA-2006:152809 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- RHSA-2005:061 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- squid-http-cache-poisoning(19060) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- CLA-2005:931 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVAx_transferred
- http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v2/2.5/bugs/#squid-2.5.STABLE7-oversize_reply_headers (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- SUSE-SA:2005:006 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- RHSA-2005:060 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v2/2.5/bugs/squid-2.5.STABLE7-oversize_reply_headers.patch (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2005-0242 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2005-0241)Record last updated .