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CVE-1999-1481

Squid 2.2.STABLE5 and below, when using external authentication, allows attackers to bypass access controls via a newlin

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

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 0.05758
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  • EPSS percentile: top 9% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
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Affected Products & Versions

1
national science foundation squid web proxyall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

2
remoteNational Science Foundation Squid Web Proxy 1.0/1.1/2.1 - Authentication Failureverified
pocwww.securityfocus.com · bid/741www.securityfocus.com
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Scoring & Timeline

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MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Published to NVD31 Dec 1999 · 05:00 AM
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/33295
http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v2/2.2/bugs/PatchVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/3433
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