CVE & CISA-KEV CatalogNVD
CVE-2004-0189
HIGHEPSS 96th pctl7.5
CVSS v2
Description
The "%xx" URL decoding function in Squid 2.5STABLE4 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass url_regex ACLs via a URL with a NULL ("%00") character, which causes Squid to use only a portion of the requested URL when comparing it against the access control lists.
CVSS v2 Vector
No CVSS vector data available.
Exploit Intelligence
13.81%probability of exploitation in 30 days
96thpercentile
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 96% of all known CVEs.
References
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000838
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108084935904110&w=2
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200403-11.xml
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-474
- http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:025
- http://www.osvdb.org/5916
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-133.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-134.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9778
- http://www.squid-cache.org/Advisories/SQUID-2004_1.txt
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15366
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A877
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A941
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