# CVE-2004-0832: The (1) ntlm\_fetch\_string and (2) ntlm\_get\_string functions in Squid 2.5.6 and earlier, with NTLM authentication enabled, allow remote attac

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2004-09-28 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The (1) ntlm_fetch_string and (2) ntlm_get_string functions in Squid 2.5.6 and earlier, with NTLM authentication enabled, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via an NTLMSSP packet that causes a negative value to be passed to memcpy.

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## References

- http://www1.uk.squid-cache.org/squid/Versions/v2/2.5/bugs/#squid-2.5.STABLE6-ntlm_fetch_string
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11098
- http://www.squid-cache.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=1045
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200409-04.xml
- http://fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA--.shtml
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2004/0047/
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10489
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17218
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:093

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