{
    "id": "CVE-2004-0541",
    "published": "2004-08-06 04:00:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 22:05:50",
    "cvss_score": "10.0",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C",
    "cwe": null,
    "description": "Buffer overflow in the ntlm_check_auth (NTLM authentication) function for Squid Web Proxy Cache 2.5.x and 3.x, when compiled with NTLM handlers enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long password (\"pass\" variable).",
    "epss_score": "0.71070",
    "epss_percentile": "0.99389",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-26 18:14:23",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "national_science_foundation",
            "product": "squid_web_proxy_cache"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "16847",
            "title": "Squid - NTLM (Authenticated) Overflow (Metasploit)",
            "date": "2010-04-30",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16847"
        },
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "9951",
            "title": "Squid 2.5.x/3.x - NTLM Buffer Overflow (Metasploit)",
            "date": "2004-06-08",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9951"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040604-01-U.asc",
        "http://fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA--.shtml",
        "http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200406-13.xml",
        "http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=107&type=vulnerabilities",
        "http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/advisories/advisory.php?name=MDKSA-2004:059",
        "http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-242.html",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10500",
        "http://www.trustix.net/errata/2004/0033/",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16360",
        "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10722",
        "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A980",
        "ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040604-01-U.asc",
        "http://fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA--.shtml",
        "http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200406-13.xml",
        "http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=107&type=vulnerabilities",
        "http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/advisories/advisory.php?name=MDKSA-2004:059",
        "http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-242.html",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10500",
        "http://www.trustix.net/errata/2004/0033/",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16360",
        "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10722",
        "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A980"
    ]
}