CVE-2025-54574 is a heap buffer overflow in Squid URN handling caused by incorrect buffer management while processing URN-related Trivial-HTTP responses. A malicious remote server can send a crafted response with oversized headers, causing corruption of Squid heap memory. The issue affects Squid releases through 6.3 and is fixed in version 6.4.
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A vulnerability referenced as addressed by the TuxCare CentOS 7 CLSA advisory. The supplied content does not provide technical vulnerability details.
A patched Squid proxy vulnerability that can leak server memory, potentially exposing credentials or other sensitive data, triggered via malformed Trivial-HTTP responses over URN.
A heap buffer overflow in Squid URN processing that can lead to denial of service, information disclosure, or potentially remote code execution via malformed oversized HTTP headers in Trivial-HTTP responses.
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