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title: "CVE-2005-0241\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2005-0241

Publication date 2 May 2005

Last updated 17 July 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

The httpProcessReplyHeader function in http.c for Squid 2.5-STABLE7 and
earlier does not properly set the debug context when it is handling
"oversized" HTTP reply headers, which might allow remote attackers to
poison the cache or bypass access controls based on header size.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| squid | 7.04 feisty | Not affected |
| 6.10 edgy | Not affected |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Not affected |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-0241)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-0241)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2005-0241)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2005-0241)

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-0241>