CVE-2016-2569
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Published: February 27, 2016 at 02:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:44 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorCache Squid
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 31%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
3.03.0 rc43.0.stable13.0.stable103.0.stable113.0.stable11 rc13.0.stable123.0.stable133.0.stable143.0.stable153.0.stable163.0.stable16 rc13.0.stable173.0.stable183.0.stable193.0.stable23.0.stable203.0.stable213.0.stable223.0.stable233.0.stable243.0.stable253.0.stable33.0.stable43.0.stable53.0.stable63.0.stable73.0.stable83.0.stable93.13.1.0.13.1.0.103.1.0.113.1.0.123.1.0.133.1.0.143.1.0.153.1.0.163.1.0.173.1.0.183.1.0.23.1.0.33.1.0.43.1.0.53.1.0.63.1.0.73.1.0.83.1.0.93.1.13.1.103.1.113.1.123.1.133.1.143.1.153.1.23.1.33.1.43.1.53.1.5.13.1.63.1.73.1.83.1.93.2.0.13.2.0.103.2.0.113.2.0.123.2.0.133.2.0.143.2.0.153.2.0.163.2.0.173.2.0.183.2.0.193.2.0.23.2.0.33.2.0.43.2.0.53.2.0.63.2.0.73.2.0.83.2.0.93.2.13.2.103.2.113.2.123.2.133.2.23.2.33.2.43.2.53.2.63.2.73.2.83.2.93.3.03.3.0.23.3.0.33.3.13.3.103.3.113.3.123.3.133.3.23.3.33.3.43.3.53.3.63.3.73.3.83.3.93.4.0.13.4.0.23.4.0.33.4.13.4.103.4.113.4.123.4.133.4.23.4.33.4.43.4.83.4.93.5.0.13.5.0.23.5.0.33.5.0.43.5.14.0.14.0.24.0.34.0.44.0.54.0.6
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00010.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00040.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-08/msg00069.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2600.html
- http://www.squid-cache.org/Advisories/SQUID-2016_2.txt
References (11)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00010.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00040.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-08/msg00069.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: [email protected]
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2600.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/26/2x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.squid-cache.org/Advisories/SQUID-2016_2.txtx_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v3/3.5/changesets/squid-3.5-13991.patchQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20
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