CVE-1999-1481 describes an access control bypass vulnerability in Squid versions 2.2.STABLE5 and earlier. When configured to use external authentication, an attacker can insert a newline character into the user/password pair to circumvent intended access restrictions. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity, requiring no authentication, and potentially leading to information disclosure. While not listed in the KEV catalog or showing active exploitation, a public exploit (EDB-19567) exists, though there is no evidence of widespread community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:national_science_foundation:squid_web_proxy:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0novmCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:national_science_foundation:squid_web_proxy:1.0novm:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:national_science_foundation:squid_web_proxy:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:national_science_foundation:squid_web_proxy:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:national_science_foundation:squid_web_proxy:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.