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CVE-2016-4555

Published: 10 May 2016

client_side_request.cc in Squid 3.x before 3.5.18 and 4.x before 4.0.10 allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (crash) via crafted Edge Side Includes (ESI) responses.

Notes

AuthorNote
sbeattie
need to verify if ESI is enabled in package (see advisory)
mdeslaur
3.1 not vulnerable to CVE-2016-4555, but is for CVE-2016-4556

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
squid3
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
precise
Released (3.1.19-1ubuntu3.12.04.7)
trusty
Released (3.3.8-1ubuntu6.8)
upstream
Released (3.5.18,4.0.10)
wily
Released (3.3.8-1ubuntu16.3)
xenial
Released (3.5.12-1ubuntu7.2)
Patches:
upstream: http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v3/3.4/changesets/SQUID-2016_9.patch
upstream: http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v3/3.5/changesets/SQUID-2016_9.patch

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.5
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H