MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2004-0918

Openpkg vulnerability

CVSS
5.0
EPSS
16.0%
EPSS pct
97th
Exploited
No known
The asn_parse_header function (asn1.c) in the SNMP module for Squid Web Proxy Cache before 2.4.STABLE7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (server restart) via certain SNMP packets with negative length fields that trigger a memory allocation error.
Affected vendor
Openpkg
Affected product
Openpkg
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2005-01-27

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 16.0% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 97% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2004-0918

  • Confirm whether Openpkg Openpkg is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2004-0918.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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