CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-3947

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A heap-based buffer overflow in the Icmp6::Recv function in the pinger utility in Squid before 3.5.16 and 4.x before 4.0.8 allows remote servers to cause a denial of service or write sensitive information to log files via an ICMPv6 packet.

Risk Assessment

The organization may experience performance degradation or system failures, leading to service availability interruptions. Additionally, sensitive data may be exposed in log files.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Squid to version 3.5.16 or 4.0.8 and to monitor logs for potential exploitation attempts.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Heap-based buffer overflow in the Icmp6::Recv function in icmp/Icmp6.cc in the pinger utility in Squid before 3.5.16 and 4.x before 4.0.8 allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (performance degradation or transition failures) or write sensitive information to log files via an ICMPv6 packet.

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