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CVE-2016-2569in critical feed

Squid 3.x before 3.5.15 and 4.x before 4.0.7 does not properly append data to String objects, which allows remote servers to cause a denial…

Published 10 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
31.2%
percentile 98%
Public exploits
0
none known

Squid 3.x before 3.5.15 and 4.x before 4.0.7 does not properly append data to String objects, which allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) via a long string, as demonstrated by a crafted HTTP Vary header.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

31.19% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.07.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD2.05.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

  • usn.ubuntu.com /3557-1/ · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
  • security.gentoo.org /glsa/201607-01 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
  • squid-cache.org /Advisories/SQUID-2016_2.txt · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00010.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
  • rhn.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2016-2600.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • squid-cache.org /Versions/v4/changesets/squid-4-14552.patch · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-updates/2016-08/msg00069.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
  • squid-cache.org /Versions/v3/3.5/changesets/squid-3.5-13991.patch · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2016/02/26/2 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00040.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id/1035101 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred

Sources

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