CVE-2016-2569
critical-risk
Published 2016-02-27
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.
Do I need to act?
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70.3% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 30% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
7
CVSS 7.5/10
High
NETWORK
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (20)
Affected Vendors
References (22)
Vendor Advisory
http://www.squid-cache.org/Advisories/SQUID-2016_2.txt
Vendor Advisory
http://www.squid-cache.org/Advisories/SQUID-2016_2.txt
and 2 more references
77
/ 100
critical-risk
Severity
26/34 · High
Exploitability
19/34 · Moderate
Exposure
32/34 · Critical