Is CVE-2002-0068 actively exploited?

CVE-2002-0068 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-03.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2002-0068?

CVE-2002-0068 has a CVSS score of 7.5 (UNKNOWN severity). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P.

How do I patch CVE-2002-0068?

Patch guidance is available from squid security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2002-0068.

CVE-2002-0068 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2002-0068?

11 products: squid squid, redhat linux, redhat linux, redhat linux, redhat linux, and 6 more.

Description

Squid 2.4 STABLE3 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (core dump) and possibly execute arbitrary code with an ftp:// URL with a larger number of special characters, which exceed the buffer when Squid URL-escapes the characters.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector: network
Access Cmplx: low
Auth: none
Confidentiality: partial
Integrity: partial
Availability: partial
Weaknesses: NVD-CWE-Other

Metadata

Primary Vendor: SQUID
Published: 3/8/2002
Last Modified: 4/3/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

squid : squidredhat : linuxredhat : linuxredhat : linuxredhat : linuxredhat : linuxredhat : linuxredhat : linuxredhat : linuxredhat : linuxredhat : linux

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD