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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 31, 1999· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-1999-1481

CVE-1999-1481

Description

Squid 2.2.STABLE5 and below, when using external authentication, allows attackers to bypass access controls via a newline in the user/password pair.

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Affected products

6

National Science Foundation/Squid Web Proxy Cache5 versions
cpe:2.3:a:national_science_foundation:squid_web_proxy:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
- cpe:2.3:a:national_science_foundation:squid_web_proxy:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:national_science_foundation:squid_web_proxy:1.0novm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:national_science_foundation:squid_web_proxy:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:national_science_foundation:squid_web_proxy:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:national_science_foundation:squid_web_proxy:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Squidex/Squidexllm-fuzzy
Range: <=2.2.STABLE5

Patches

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References

4

www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v2/2.2/bugs/nvdPatchVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/741nvdExploitPatchVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/33295nvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/3433nvd

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