SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2004-2479

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.

MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 2.08%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.08%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

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.

CVSS 2.0
5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
EPSS
2.08% probability · 80th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
national science foundation/squid web proxy cache
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.