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CVE-2005-0211

Buffer overflow in wccp.c in Squid 2.5 before 2.5.STABLE7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long WCCP packet, which is processed by a recvfrom function call that uses an incorrect length parameter.

Severity
High 7.5
Published
2 May 2005
Last changed
16 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Exploit chance
22% in the next 30 daysHigher than 97% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 12 Nov 2026
Weakness
Memory buffer errors (CWE-119)
Attack
Over the network · No login needed
Attacker can
Read some data · Change some data · Slow it down
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
SquidServers and applications · cpe:a:squid-cache:squid
  • Version 2.5.stable1
  • Version 2.5.stable2
  • Version 2.5.stable3
  • Version 2.5.stable4
  • Version 2.5.stable5
  • Version 2.5.stable6

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-0211
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-0211