CVE-2016-5408

moderate-risk

Published 2016-08-10

Stack-based buffer overflow in the munge_other_line function in cachemgr.cgi in the squid package before 3.1.23-16.el6_8.6 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2016-4051.

Do I need to act?

5.4% chance of exploitation in next 30 days

EPSS score — moderate exploit probability

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 9.8/10 Critical

NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (3)

Linux

Enterprise Linux Server

Enterprise Linux Workstation

Affected Vendors

Oracle Redhat

References (4)

Patch http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1573.html

Third Party Advisory http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.h...

Patch http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1573.html

Third Party Advisory http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.h...

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moderate-risk

Severity 32/34 · Critical

Exploitability 8/34 · Low

Exposure 9/34 · Low