CVE-2005-0096 describes a memory leak vulnerability in the NTLM fakeauth_auth helper within Squid 2.5.STABLE7 and earlier versions. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service by causing excessive memory consumption. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity, with a network attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.0_patch2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:squid:squid:2.0_patch2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.1_patch2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:squid:squid:2.1_patch2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.3_.stable4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:squid:squid:2.3_.stable4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.3_.stable5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:squid:squid:2.3_.stable5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.3_stable5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:squid:squid:2.3_stable5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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