Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 31, 2004· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2004-2479
CVE-2004-2479
Description
Squid Web Proxy Cache 2.5 might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via URLs containing invalid hostnames that cause DNS operations to fail, which results in references to previously used error messages.
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Affected products
8cpe:2.3:a:national_science_foundation:squid_web_proxy_cache:2.5_stable1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 6 more
- cpe:2.3:a:national_science_foundation:squid_web_proxy_cache:2.5_stable1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:national_science_foundation:squid_web_proxy_cache:2.5_stable2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:national_science_foundation:squid_web_proxy_cache:2.5_stable3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:national_science_foundation:squid_web_proxy_cache:2.5_stable4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:national_science_foundation:squid_web_proxy_cache:2.5_stable5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:national_science_foundation:squid_web_proxy_cache:2.5_stable6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:national_science_foundation:squid_web_proxy_cache:2.5_stable7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Range: =2.5
Patches
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References
10- secunia.com/advisories/13408nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- securitytracker.com/idnvdPatch
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/11865nvdPatch
- www.squid-cache.org/bugs/show_bug.cginvdPatch
- fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA--.shtmlnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/16977nvd
- www.osvdb.org/12282nvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-766.htmlnvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18406nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9711nvd
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