CVE-2004-0541

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 71.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2004-08-06 · updated 2026-06-16

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).

Affected products

National Science Foundation Squid Web Proxy Cache: 2.5_stable, 3_pre

References

http://fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA--.shtml
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200406-13.xml
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=107&type=vulnerabilities
http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/advisories/advisory.php?name=MDKSA-2004:059
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-242.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10500
http://www.trustix.net/errata/2004/0033/
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16360
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10722
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A980

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