CVE-1999-1481 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 3.6% (pctl 89)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 3.57% — more likely to be exploited than 89% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 1999-12-31 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| national science foundation | squid web proxy |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | National Science Foundation Squid Web Proxy 1.0/1.1/2.1 - Authentication Failure | 1999-10-25 |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/33295
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/741
- http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v2/2.2/bugs/
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/3433
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/33295
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/741
- http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v2/2.2/bugs/
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/3433
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