Buffer overflow in the ntlm_check_auth (NTLM authentication) function for Squid Web Proxy Cache 2.5.x and 3.x, when compiled with NTLM hand…

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

71.07% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

• Metasploit exploit/linux/proxy/squid_ntlm_authenticate Squid NTLM Authenticate Overflow · metasploit exploit, great rank · 2004-06-08
• EDB-9951 Squid 2.5.x/3.x - NTLM Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) · remote · 2004-06-08
• EDB-16847 Squid - NTLM (Authenticated) Overflow (Metasploit) · remote · 2010-04-30

CVSS scores

References

• oval.cisecurity.org /repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10722 · vdb-entry, signature, x_refsource_OVAL, x_transferred
• redhat.com /support/errata/RHSA-2004-242.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
• gentoo.org /security/en/glsa/glsa-200406-13.xml · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
• mandrakesecure.net /en/advisories/advisory.php?name=MDKSA-2004:059 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MANDRAKE, x_transferred
• fedoranews.org /updates/FEDORA--.shtml · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA, x_transferred
• idefense.com /application/poi/display?id=107&type=vulnerabilities · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
• exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/16360 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
• securityfocus.com /bid/10500 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
• trustix.net /errata/2004/0033/ · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_TRUSTIX, x_transferred
• oval.cisecurity.org /repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A980 · vdb-entry, signature, x_refsource_OVAL, x_transferred

Sources

• CVE List: CVE-2004-0541
• NVD: CVE-2004-0541

vulnwire keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA; records that alias each other are merged. Machine-readable: JSON.