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squid — security advisory
The httpProcessReplyHeader function in http.c for Squid 2.5-STABLE7 and earlier does not properly set the debug context when it is handling "oversized" HTTP reply headers, which might allow remote attackers to poison the cache or bypass access controls based on header size.
- Products
- squid
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 2.5.7-7
- CVEs
- CVE-2005-0241
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 20:41 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
The httpProcessReplyHeader function in http.c for Squid 2.5-STABLE7 and earlier does not properly set the debug context when it is handling "oversized" HTTP reply headers, which might allow remote attackers to poison the cache or bypass access controls based on header size.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2005-0241
squid
Fixed versions: 2.5.7-7
squid
Fixed versions: 2.5.7-7
squid
Fixed versions: 2.5.7-7
Complete source record
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