CVE-1999-0710

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 11.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 1999-07-25 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The Squid package in Red Hat Linux 5.2 and 6.0, and other distributions, installs cachemgr.cgi in a public web directory, which allows remote attackers to use it as an intermediary to connect to other systems.

Affected products

RedHat Linux: 5.2, 6.0

References

http://fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA--.shtml
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-576
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2005-May/msg00025.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-1999-025.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-489.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/archives/rh52-errata-general.html#squid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2059
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/2385
http://fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA--.shtml
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-576
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2005-May/msg00025.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-1999-025.html

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