CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-2572

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

In Squid 4.x before version 4.0.7, there is a vulnerability related to the handling of the HTTP status code after a response-parsing failure. This allows remote HTTP servers to cause a denial of service by sending a malformed response.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability may lead to the Squid daemon crashing, resulting in service interruptions for users. It can affect the availability of applications relying on this proxy server.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade Squid to version 4.0.7 or later to mitigate this vulnerability. Regular monitoring and updating of software is crucial for maintaining security.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

http.cc in Squid 4.x before 4.0.7 relies on the HTTP status code after a response-parsing failure, which allows remote HTTP servers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) via a malformed response.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS