CVE-2016-2569
Published: 27 February 2016
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.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| mdeslaur | needs substantial backporting introduced a regression in Debian: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=816601 There are no current plans to fix this CVE in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
squid3 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Not vulnerable
(3.5.23-5ubuntu1)
|
| precise |
Ignored
|
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| trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored)
|
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| upstream |
Released
(3.5.15, 4.0.7)
|
|
| wily |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| xenial |
Released
(3.5.12-1ubuntu7.5)
|
|
| yakkety |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| zesty |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
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Patches: upstream: http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v3/3.5/changesets/squid-3.5-13991.patch |
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Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 7.5 |
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |