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CVE-2005-0174

Squid 2.5 up to 2.5.STABLE7 allows remote attackers to poison the cache or conduct certain attacks via headers that do not follow the HTTP specification, including (1) multiple Content-Length headers, (2) carriage return (CR) characters that are not part of a CRLF pair, and (3) header names containing whitespace characters.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2005-0174 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from squid organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2005, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2005-02-07T05:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 5.0 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	squid	squid	2.5.6	Yes
Application	squid	squid	2.5.stable1	Yes
Application	squid	squid	2.5.stable2	Yes
Application	squid	squid	2.5.stable3	Yes
Application	squid	squid	2.5.stable4	Yes
Application	squid	squid	2.5.stable5	Yes
Application	squid	squid	2.5.stable6	Yes
Application	squid	squid	2.5.stable7	Yes
Application	squid	squid	2.5_.stable1	Yes
Application	squid	squid	2.5_.stable3	Yes
Application	squid	squid	2.5_.stable4	Yes
Application	squid	squid	2.5_.stable5	Yes
Application	squid	squid	2.5_.stable6	Yes
Application	squid	squid	2.5_stable3	Yes
Application	squid	squid	2.5_stable4	Yes
Application	squid	squid	2.5_stable9	Yes

References

http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000931 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA--.shtml ([email protected])
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110780531820947&w=2 ([email protected])
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/768702 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource ([email protected])
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:034 ([email protected])
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_06_squid.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2005-May/msg00025.html ([email protected])
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-060.html Patch ([email protected])
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-061.html Patch ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12412 ([email protected])
http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v2/2.5/bugs/#squid-2.5.STABLE7-header_parsing Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www3.br.squid-cache.org/Advisories/SQUID-2005_4.txt ([email protected])
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10656 ([email protected])
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000931 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA--.shtml (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110780531820947&w=2 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/768702 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:034 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_06_squid.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2005-May/msg00025.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-060.html Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-061.html Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12412 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v2/2.5/bugs/#squid-2.5.STABLE7-header_parsing Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www3.br.squid-cache.org/Advisories/SQUID-2005_4.txt (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10656 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For squid's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.