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Vulnerability Details : CVE-2004-0541

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).
Publish Date : 2004-08-06 Last Update Date : 2018-05-02
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- CVSS Scores & Vulnerability Types

CVSS Score
10.0
Confidentiality Impact Complete (There is total information disclosure, resulting in all system files being revealed.)
Integrity Impact Complete (There is a total compromise of system integrity. There is a complete loss of system protection, resulting in the entire system being compromised.)
Availability Impact Complete (There is a total shutdown of the affected resource. The attacker can render the resource completely unavailable.)
Access Complexity Low (Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. Very little knowledge or skill is required to exploit. )
Authentication Not required (Authentication is not required to exploit the vulnerability.)
Gained Access Admin
Vulnerability Type(s) Execute CodeOverflow
CWE ID CWE id is not defined for this vulnerability

- Additional Vendor Supplied Data

Vendor Impact CVSS Score CVSS Vector Report Date Publish Date
Redhat moderate 2004-06-08
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- Related OVAL Definitions

Title Definition Id Class Family
Buffer overflow in the ntlm_check_auth (NTLM authentication) function for Squid Web Proxy Cache 2.5.x and 3.x, when comp... oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10722 unix
NTLM Authentication BO in Squid Web Proxy Cache oval:org.mitre.oval:def:980 unix
RHSA-2004:242: squid security update (Moderate) oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:2004242 unix
RHSA-2004:242: squid security update (Moderate) oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20040242 unix
OVAL (Open Vulnerability and Assessment Language) definitions define exactly what should be done to verify a vulnerability or a missing patch. Check out the OVAL definitions if you want to learn what you should do to verify a vulnerability.

- Products Affected By CVE-2004-0541

# Product Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language
1 Application National Science Foundation Squid Web Proxy Cache 2.5 Stable Version Details Vulnerabilities
2 Application National Science Foundation Squid Web Proxy Cache 3 Pre Version Details Vulnerabilities

- Number Of Affected Versions By Product

Vendor Product Vulnerable Versions
National Science Foundation Squid Web Proxy Cache 2

- References For CVE-2004-0541

ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040604-01-U.asc
SGI 20040604-01-U
http://www.trustix.net/errata/2004/0033/
TRUSTIX 2004-0033
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16360
XF squid-ntlm-bo(16360)
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=107&type=vulnerabilities
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10500
BID 10500 Squid Proxy NTLM Authentication Buffer Overflow Vulnerability Release Date:2007-11-15
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-242.html
REDHAT RHSA-2004:242
http://fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA--.shtml
FEDORA FLSA-2006:152809
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200406-13.xml
GENTOO GLSA-200406-13

- Metasploit Modules Related To CVE-2004-0541

Squid NTLM Authenticate Overflow
This is an exploit for Squid\'s NTLM authenticate overflow (libntlmssp.c). Due to improper bounds checking in ntlm_check_auth, it is possible to overflow the 'pass' variable on the stack with user controlled data of a user defined length. Props to iDEFENSE for the advisory.
Module type : exploit Rank : great Platforms : Linux


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