CVE-2005-0446 json
Squid 2.5.STABLE8 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via certain DNS responses regarding (1) Fully Qu…
published 2005-02-15 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-0447
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 41.1%
- EPSS 41.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Squid 2.5.STABLE8 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via certain DNS responses regarding (1) Fully Qualified Domain Names (FQDN) in fqdncache.c or (2) IP addresses in ipcache.c, which trigger an assertion failure.
Patch / fix
- squid Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.5.8-3
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2005-0446
- squid RHEL 4 7:2.5.STABLE6-3.4E.5
- squid RHEL 3 7:2.5.STABLE3-6.3E.8
red hat advisories RHSA-2005:201RHSA-2005:173
- squid-cache.org/Versions/v2/2.5/bugs/squid-2.5.STABLE8-dns_assert.patch patch
- squid-cache.org/Versions/v2/2.5/bugs/#squid-2.5.STABLE8-dns_assert patch
- gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200502-25.xml advisory
- debian.org/security/2005/dsa-688 advisory
- redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-173.html advisory
- distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000931 advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/14271 advisory
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2005-0446 updated
security flaw
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Red Hat Desktop version 3 squid 2.5.STABLE3-6.3E.8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 squid 2.5.STABLE3-6.3E.8fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:173
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 squid 2.5.STABLE6-3.4E.5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 squid 2.5.STABLE6-3.4E.5fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:201
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 squid 2.5.STABLE3-6.3E.8fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:173
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 squid 2.5.STABLE6-3.4E.5fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:201
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 squid 2.5.STABLE3-6.3E.8fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:173
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 squid 2.5.STABLE6-3.4E.5fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:201
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Exploit prediction
41.11% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
References
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gentoo.org
/security/en/glsa/glsa-200502-25.xml
vendor-advisory, patch
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debian.org
/security/2005/dsa-688
vendor-advisory, patch
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redhat.com
/support/errata/RHSA-2005-173.html
vendor-advisory, patch
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distro.conectiva.com.br
/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000931
vendor-advisory, patch
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secunia.com
/advisories/14271
third-party-advisory, patch, vendor-advisory
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squid-cache.org
/Versions/v2/2.5/bugs/squid-2.5.STABLE8-dns_assert.patch
patch
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squid-cache.org
/Versions/v2/2.5/bugs/#squid-2.5.STABLE8-dns_assert
patch
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redhat.com
/support/errata/RHSA-2005-201.html
vendor-advisory
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fedoranews.org
/updates/FEDORA--.shtml
vendor-advisory
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mandriva.com
/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:047
vendor-advisory
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marc.info
/?l=bugtraq&m=110901183320453&w=2
mailing-list
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exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/19332
vdb-entry
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securityfocus.com
/bid/12551
vdb-entry
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oval.cisecurity.org
/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11264
vdb-entry, signature
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2005-0446
- NVD CVE-2005-0446
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