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CVE-2004-0918

Published: Oct 21, 2004Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-399
NVD MITRE
5.0CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
16.0%
Top 3.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

The asn_parse_header function (asn1.c) in the SNMP module for Squid Web Proxy Cache before 2.4.STABLE7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (server restart) via certain SNMP packets with negative length fields that trigger a memory allocation error.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:NI:NA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

CWE-399

Affected Products

n/an/a
openpkgopenpkg
On-prem
DevTools & CI / artifact-registry
squidsquid
On-prem
Networking Infrastructure / load-balancer-proxy
linuxgentoo
On-premOS
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
fedora coreredhat
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
openpkgoss-projectDevTools & CI
squidoss-projectNetworking Infrastructureaka squid web proxy, squid web proxy cache
gentoooss-projectUSOperating Systemsaka gentoo linux
redhatcommercialUSOperating Systemsaka red hat
and 2 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000923
distro.conectiva.com.br
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11385
securityfocus.com
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/UnixWare/SCOSA-2005.16/SCOSA-2005.16.txt
ftp.sco.com
and 14 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Oct 21, 2004
Last Updated
Apr 16, 2026

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