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.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4312-1 squid security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5982-1 squid security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-23392 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.
Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.


Workaround

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History

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Weaknesses CWE-787
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Mon, 04 Aug 2025 18:30:00 +0900

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First Time appeared Squid-cache
Squid-cache squid
Vendors & Products Squid-cache
Squid-cache squid

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Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Important


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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Description 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.
Title Squid's URN Handling can lead to Buffer Overflow
Weaknesses CWE-122
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:H'}


Projects

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2025-11-05T17:04:21.087Z

Reserved: 2025-07-25T16:19:16.091Z

Link: CVE-2025-54574

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-11-05T17:04:21.087Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2025-08-01T18:15:55.390

Modified: 2025-11-05T17:15:43.620

Link: CVE-2025-54574

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2025-08-01T18:02:19Z

Links: CVE-2025-54574 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-08-04T17:58:49Z

Weaknesses