security flaw
Published Aug 21, 2005
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.08%
Description
Squid Web Proxy Cache 2.5 might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via URLs containing invalid hostnames that cause DNS operations to fail, which results in references to previously used error messages.
Affected products
No data.
- 2.5_stable1
- 2.5_stable2
- 2.5_stable3
- 2.5_stable4
- 2.5_stable5
- 2.5_stable6
- 2.5_stable7
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
squid-7:2.5.STABLE3-6.3E.14
Fixed · RHSA-2005:766
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
squid-7:2.5.STABLE6-3.4E.11
Fixed · RHSA-2005:766
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | squid-7:2.5.STABLE3-6.3E.14 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:766 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | squid-7:2.5.STABLE6-3.4E.11 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:766 |
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:N/A:N
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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.08% (0.02081) | 80.83th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.08% (0.02081) | 79.01th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.03% (0.01030) | 75.80th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.66% (0.00662) | 80.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 0.89% (0.00888) | 82.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00888) | 80.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 80.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 78.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 57.73th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (14)
- http://fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA--.shtml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/13408 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16977 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1012466 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKPatch
- http://www.osvdb.org/12282 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-766.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11865 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- http://www.squid-cache.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=1143 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2004-2479 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617425 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18406 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-2479
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9711 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-2479
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.