CVE-2004-2479

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    CVE-2004-2479

    Published: 31 Dec 2004Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://secunia.com/advisories/13408, http://secunia.com/advisories/16977, http://secunia.com/advisories/13408, http://securitytracker.com/id?1012466, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11865, http://www.squid-cache.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=1143, http://fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA--.shtml, http://www.osvdb.org/12282, http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-766.html, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18406, https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9711

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High