High severity · published Feb 27, 2016
CVE-2016-2569
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…
7.5
CVSS
31.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)31.2% · higher than 98% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SQ
Squid · Squid-cache
3.0; 3.0; 3.0; 3.0; 3.0; 3.0; +34 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2569
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2569
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00010.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00040.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-08/msg00069.html
rhn.redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2600.html
www.openwall.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/26/2
www.securitytracker.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035101
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