CVE-2005-0173

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    CVE-2005-0173

    Published: 2 May 2005Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: squid_ldap_auth in Squid 2.5 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to bypass username-based Access Control Lists (ACLs) via a username with a space at the beginning or end, which is ignored by the LDAP server.

    References: http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-667, http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/924198, http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:034, http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_06_squid.html, http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-060.html, http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-061.html, http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000923, http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-667, http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/924198, http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_06_squid.html, http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-060.html, http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-061.html, http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v2/2.5/bugs/#squid-2.5.STABLE7-ldap_spaces, http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v2/2.5/bugs/squid-2.5.STABLE7-ldap_spaces.patch, http://fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA--.shtml, http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110780531820947&w=2, http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/924198, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12431, http://www.squid-cache.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=1187, https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10251

    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