CVE-1999-0710

Summary

CVE-1999-0710 is a vulnerability affecting the Squid package in Red Hat Linux versions 5.2 and 6.0, as well as other distributions. The issue lies in the installation of the cachemgr.cgi file in a publicly accessible web directory. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by using cachemgr.cgi as a proxy to connect to other systems, posing a significant security risk. This misconfiguration allows unauthorized remote access and potential data theft or system compromise. Users are advised to move the file out of the public directory or remove it entirely to mitigate the risk.

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