CVE-1999-1273

Summary

CVE-1999-1273 is a vulnerability affecting Squid Internet Object Cache version 1.1.20. The issue permits users to bypass access control lists (ACLs) by encoding URLs with hexadecimal escape sequences. This allows unauthorized access to restricted content, potentially leading to security breaches and unintended data exposure. The vulnerability poses a significant risk to networks that rely on Squid for content caching and access control. It is recommended that affected systems be updated to a patched version to mitigate this issue.

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