security flaw
Published Apr 2, 2003
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 9.45%
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.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Linux 6.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:029
Red Hat Linux 7.0
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:029
Red Hat Linux 7.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:029
Red Hat Linux 7.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:029
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Linux 6.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:029 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.0 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:029 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:029 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:029 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 9.45% (0.09449) | 95.28th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 9.45% (0.09449) | 94.78th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 8, 2026 | 7.42% (0.07424) | 91.79th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 5.56% (0.05561) | 89.32th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 4.04% (0.04035) | 80.51th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 5.56% (0.05561) | 89.58th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 61.97% (0.61968) | 97.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 10, 2024 | 39.58% (0.39576) | 97.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 43.96% (0.43965) | 96.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 37.39% (0.37385) | 97.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 37.39% (0.37385) | 97.10th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (18)
- ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-02:12.squid.asc vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSD
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/linux/caldera/2002-q1/0014.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CALDERA
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000464 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVA
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101431040422095&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101440163111826&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101443252627021&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.caldera.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2002-010.0.txt vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CALDERA
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8258.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-016.php vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2002_008_squid_txt.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.osvdb.org/5378 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-029.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4148 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v2/2.4/bugs/ x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2002-0068 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616736 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0068
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-0068
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.