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MEDIUM CVSS 2.0
CVE-2005-2917
Squid NTLM Authentication Denial of Service
Description

Squid 2.5.STABLE10 and earlier, while performing NTLM authentication, does not properly handle certain request sequences, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon restart).

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 30, 2005, 6:05 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 3, 2025, 1:03 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2005-2917 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Squid squid
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
The Squid proxy server has a denial-of-service vulnerability; updating the package will address this.
  • Update the Squid package.
  • Upgrade to Squid 2.5.STABLE11 or later.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2005-2917.

URL Resource
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2005.49/SCOSA-2005.49.txt
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060401-01-U
http://fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA--.shtml
http://secunia.com/advisories/16992 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17015
http://secunia.com/advisories/17050
http://secunia.com/advisories/17177
http://secunia.com/advisories/19161
http://secunia.com/advisories/19532
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014920
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-828 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:181
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_27_sr.html
http://www.osvdb.org/19607
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0045.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0052.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14977
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-192-1/
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24282
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11580
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2005.49/SCOSA-2005.49.txt
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060401-01-U
http://fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA--.shtml
http://secunia.com/advisories/16992 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17015
http://secunia.com/advisories/17050
http://secunia.com/advisories/17177
http://secunia.com/advisories/19161
http://secunia.com/advisories/19532
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014920
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-828 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:181
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_27_sr.html
http://www.osvdb.org/19607
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0045.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0052.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14977
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-192-1/
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24282
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11580
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2005-2917 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2005-2917 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2005-2917 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2005-2917 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2005.49/SCOSA-2005.49.txt
    Added Reference ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060401-01-U
    Added Reference http://fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA--.shtml
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/16992
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/17015
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/17050
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/17177
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/19161
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/19532
    Added Reference http://securitytracker.com/id?1014920
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-828
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:181
    Added Reference http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_27_sr.html
    Added Reference http://www.osvdb.org/19607
    Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0045.html
    Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0052.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14977
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-192-1/
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24282
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11580
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11580 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11580 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/24282 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24282 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 30, 2005

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 5
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

51.92 }} -6.24%

score

0.97776

percentile