#VU113574 Buffer Over-read in Squid - CVE-2025-54574
Published: August 1, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU113574
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-54574
CWE-ID: CWE-126
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Squid
Squid
Software vendor:
Squid-cache.org
Squid-cache.org
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing URN Trivial-HTTP responses. A remote user can send a specially crafted HTTP response from the web server to the affected proxy, trigger memory corruption and force the proxy to deliver up to 4KB of Squid allocated heap memory to the client.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.