10

CVE-2004-0541: national_science_foundation squid_web_proxy_cache

CVSS: 10.0v2.0HighModified
AliasesRHSA-2004:242DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0541
Published 10-06-2004Last modified 08-08-2024
Open JSON
Some data may be incomplete
  • 1 reference with an unsupported link type was hidden.

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2004-0541 is a high (CVSS 10.0) vulnerability in national_science_foundation squid_web_proxy_cache. EPSS estimates a 71.07% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.4% of scored vulnerabilities. 3 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
90/100
0100
Critical · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
10.0/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
71.07%
0%100%
Critical · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits3exploit-database, metasploit

Timeline

  1. 10-06-2004
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Buffer overflow in the ntlm_check_auth (NTLM authentication) function for Squid Web Proxy Cache 2.5.x and 3.x, when compiled with NTLM handlers enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long password ("pass" variable).

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

71.07%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

99%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 71.07% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
71.07%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

3 found
  • exploit-databaseremotelinuxVerified

    Squid - NTLM (Authenticated) Overflow (Metasploit)

    Maturity: weaponized

  • exploit-databaseremotemultipleVerified

    Squid 2.5.x/3.x - NTLM Buffer Overflow (Metasploit)

    Maturity: weaponized

  • MetasploitMetasploitremoteVerified

    Squid NTLM Authenticate Overflow

    exploit/linux/proxy/squid_ntlm_authenticate

    Maturity: weaponized

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Redhat2 products
  • squid< 7:2.5.STABLE3-6.3E
  • squid-debuginfo< 7:2.5.STABLE3-6.3E
Debian1 product
  • squid< 2.5.5-5
National_science_foundation1 product

3 vendors · 4 products

References

20 links
Show all 20 references