CVE-1999-1481

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Published Mar 9, 2002 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 3.6% KEV · Not listed

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:national_science_foundation:squid_web_proxy:1.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:national_science_foundation:squid_web_proxy:1.0novm:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:national_science_foundation:squid_web_proxy:1.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:national_science_foundation:squid_web_proxy:2.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:national_science_foundation:squid_web_proxy:2.2:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-1999-1462	Squid 2.2.STABLE5 and below, when using external authentication, allows attackers to bypass access controls via a newline in the user/password pair.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 3.6% (3.573% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
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

History

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Subscriptions

National Science Foundation Squid Web Proxy

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 1, 2024, 5:18 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Mar 9, 2002, 5:00 AM
Updated: Aug 1, 2024, 5:18 PM
Reserved: Aug 31, 2001, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 9:50 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 31, 1999, 5:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 9:50 PM

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