CVE-2016-3947

high-risk
Published 2016-04-07

Heap-based buffer overflow in the Icmp6::Recv function in icmp/Icmp6.cc in the pinger utility in Squid before 3.5.16 and 4.x before 4.0.8 allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (performance degradation or transition failures) or write sensitive information to log files via an ICMPv6 packet.

Do I need to act?

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75.4% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 25% 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
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CVSS 8.2/10 High
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Vendors

65
/ 100
high-risk
Severity 28/34 · Critical
Exploitability 20/34 · Moderate
Exposure 17/34 · Moderate