CVE-2005-3258: Medium severity Squid Squid vulnerability
Published Oct 20, 2005
·Updated
The rfc1738doescape function in ftp.c for Squid 2.5 STABLE11 and earlier allows remote FTP servers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via certain "odd" responses.
Affected Software
45 affected components
Squid Squid=2.0.patch1
Squid Squid=2.0.patch2
Squid Squid=2.0.pre1
Squid Squid=2.0.release
Squid Squid=2.1.patch1
Squid Squid=2.1.patch2
Squid Squid=2.1.pre1
Squid Squid=2.1.pre3
Squid Squid=2.1.pre4
Squid Squid=2.1.release
Squid Squid=2.2.devel3
Squid Squid=2.2.devel4
Squid Squid=2.2.pre1
Squid Squid=2.2.pre2
Squid Squid=2.2.stable1
Squid Squid=2.2.stable2
Squid Squid=2.2.stable3
Squid Squid=2.2.stable4
Squid Squid=2.2.stable5
Squid Squid=2.3.devel2
Squid Squid=2.3.devel3
Squid Squid=2.3.stable1
Squid Squid=2.3.stable2
Squid Squid=2.3.stable3
Squid Squid=2.3.stable4
Squid Squid=2.3.stable5
Squid Squid=2.4
Squid Squid=2.4.stable1
Squid Squid=2.4.stable2
Squid Squid=2.4.stable3
Squid Squid=2.4.stable4
Squid Squid=2.4.stable6
Squid Squid=2.4.stable7
Squid Squid=2.5.6
Squid Squid=2.5.stable1
Squid Squid=2.5.stable2
Squid Squid=2.5.stable3
Squid Squid=2.5.stable4
Squid Squid=2.5.stable5
Squid Squid=2.5.stable6
Squid Squid=2.5.stable7
Squid Squid=2.5.stable8
Squid Squid=2.5.stable9
Squid Squid=2.5.stable10
Squid Squid=2.5.stable11
Remediation
Event History
Oct 20, 2005
CVE Published
via MITRE·08:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·08:00 AM
Description
Frequently Asked Questions
1
What is the severity of CVE-2005-3258?
CVE-2005-3258 has a severity rating that indicates it can cause a denial of service due to a segmentation fault.
2
How do I fix CVE-2005-3258?
To fix CVE-2005-3258, upgrade to Squid version 2.5.STABLE12 or later.
3
What versions of Squid are affected by CVE-2005-3258?
CVE-2005-3258 affects Squid versions 2.0.patch1 through 2.5.STABLE11.
4
What impact does CVE-2005-3258 have on my system?
CVE-2005-3258 can lead to a denial of service by crashing the Squid server upon receiving specific responses from remote FTP servers.
5
Who is vulnerable to CVE-2005-3258?
Any organization using an affected version of Squid as a web proxy cache is vulnerable to CVE-2005-3258.