CVE-1999-0710

High CVSS 7.5

Published 1999-07-25 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-1999-0710, which normally means it is not a Windows CVE. For non-Microsoft software the fix is the vendor's own updated release, and the affected versions are listed below.

What it is

The Squid package in Red Hat Linux 5.2 and 6.0, and other distributions, installs cachemgr.cgi in a public web directory, which allows remote attackers to use it as an intermediary to connect to other systems.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-1999-0710

CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P