CVE-2025-54574
9.3
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:H
Summary
Squid is a caching proxy for the Web. In versions 6.3 and below, Squid is vulnerable to a heap buffer overflow and possible remote code execution attack when processing URN due to incorrect buffer management. This has been fixed in version 6.4. To work around this issue, disable URN access permissions.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| squid-cache | squid | < 6.4 | affected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-122: CWE-122: Heap-based Buffer Overflow
ADP Enrichment
CISA ADP Vulnrichment
- SSVC:
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: yes
- Technical Impact: partial
CVE Program Container
Additional References
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/09/msg00027.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/11/05/5
References
- https://github.com/squid-cache/squid/security/advisories/GHSA-w4gv-vw3f-29g3
- https://github.com/squid-cache/squid/commit/a27bf4b84da23594150c7a86a23435df0b35b988
- https://github.com/squid-cache/squid/releases/tag/SQUID_6_4
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