CVE-2004-2479

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Summary

CVECVE-2004-2479
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2004-12-31 05:00:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionSquid 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application National Science Foundation Squid Web Proxy Cache 2.5_stable1 All All All
Application National Science Foundation Squid Web Proxy Cache 2.5_stable2 All All All
Application National Science Foundation Squid Web Proxy Cache 2.5_stable3 All All All
Application National Science Foundation Squid Web Proxy Cache 2.5_stable4 All All All
Application National Science Foundation Squid Web Proxy Cache 2.5_stable5 All All All
Application National Science Foundation Squid Web Proxy Cache 2.5_stable6 All All All
Application National Science Foundation Squid Web Proxy Cache 2.5_stable7 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
Secunia - Advisories - Squid Malformed Host Name Error Message Information Leakage af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
404 Not Found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 fedoranews.org
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
www.osvdb.org/12282 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.osvdb.org
404 Not Found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.squid-cache.org Patch
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
Squid Proxy Failed DNS Lookup Random Error Messages Information Disclosure Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Patch
SecurityTracker.com Archives - Squid May Disclose Random Internal Information to Remote Users af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com Patch
Secunia - Advisories - SGI Advanced Linux Environment Multiple Updates af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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