Out-of-Bounds Affecting squid package, versions <7:3.5.20-2.el7


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
4.84% (93rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-SQUID-2509345
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed7 Apr 2016

Introduced: 7 Apr 2016

CVE-2016-3948  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 squid to version 7:3.5.20-2.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2016-2600.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream squid package and not the squid package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

Squid 3.x before 3.5.16 and 4.x before 4.0.8 improperly perform bounds checking, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted HTTP response, related to Vary headers.

CVSS Scores

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