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.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.3
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade squid | Jul 30, 2024 | May 2, 2005 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade squid | Dec 10, 2025 | Jan 28, 2005 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade net-proxy/squid. | Oct 30, 2017 | May 2, 2005 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade squid | Feb 17, 2015 | May 2, 2005 |
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