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Vulnerability record · CVE-2005-0718 · published 14 April 2005

CVE-2005-0718: Squid vulnerability

Squid · Squid

Squid 2.5.STABLE7 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) by aborting the connection during a (1) PUT or (2) POST request, which causes Squid to access previously freed memory.

5.0 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 13% · top 3.9%
5.0CVSS 2.0 base score
13%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
22References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Squid 2.5.STABLE7 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) by aborting the connection during a (1) PUT or (2) POST request, which causes Squid to access previously freed memory.

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

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000931 Vendor Advisory
http://fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA--.shtml
http://secunia.com/advisories/12508
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-415.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-489.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13166
http://www.squid-cache.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=1224 Vendor Advisory
http://www1.uk.squid-cache.org/Versions/v2/2.5/bugs/#squid-2.5.STABLE7-post Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19919
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11562
https://usn.ubuntu.com/111-1/
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000931 Vendor Advisory
http://fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA--.shtml
http://secunia.com/advisories/12508
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-415.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-489.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13166
http://www.squid-cache.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=1224 Vendor Advisory
http://www1.uk.squid-cache.org/Versions/v2/2.5/bugs/#squid-2.5.STABLE7-post Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19919
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11562
https://usn.ubuntu.com/111-1/

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2005-0718), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.