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Vulnerability record · CVE-2002-0068 · published 8 March 2002

CVE-2002-0068: Squid vulnerability

Squid · Squid

Squid 2.4 STABLE3 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (core dump) and possibly execute arbitrary code with an ftp:// URL with a larger number of special characters, which exceed the buffer when Squid URL-escapes the characters.

7.5 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 9.4% · top 4.7%
7.5CVSS 2.0 base score
9.4%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
2Affected product versions listed by NVD
28References, 2 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Squid 2.4 STABLE3 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (core dump) and possibly execute arbitrary code with an ftp:// URL with a larger number of special characters, which exceed the buffer when Squid URL-escapes the characters.

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

Affected products

2 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-02:12.squid.asc
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/linux/caldera/2002-q1/0014.html
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000464
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101431040422095&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101440163111826&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101443252627021&w=2
http://www.caldera.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2002-010.0.txt
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8258.php
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-016.php
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2002_008_squid_txt.html
http://www.osvdb.org/5378
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-029.html PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4148
http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v2/2.4/bugs/ Exploit
ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-02:12.squid.asc
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/linux/caldera/2002-q1/0014.html
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000464
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101431040422095&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101440163111826&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101443252627021&w=2
http://www.caldera.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2002-010.0.txt
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8258.php
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-016.php
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2002_008_squid_txt.html
http://www.osvdb.org/5378
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-029.html PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4148
http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v2/2.4/bugs/ Exploit

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2002-0068), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.