Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2005-2917 is a denial-of-service issue in legacy Squid proxy versions. When NTLM authentication is in use, malformed request sequences can force the Squid daemon to restart, interrupting proxy availability rather than exposing data directly. Exposure is mainly legacy Squid deployments running 2.5.STABLE10 or earlier with NTLM authentication enabled. Modern environments are less likely affected, but old Linux distributions, appliances, or unmanaged proxy hosts should be checked. Treat this as a legacy availability risk. It is not described as data theft or code execution, but affected proxies may disrupt business traffic if still relied upon. Mitigation focus: Identify any Squid instances at 2.5.STABLE10 or earlier.; Apply the relevant vendor security update for the operating system distribution.; If update status is unclear, check current vendor guidance for supported Squid packages..
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- squid-ntlm-authentication-dos(24282)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11580CVE reference · vdb-entry, signature
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