CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-4051

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Buffer overflow in cachemgr.cgi in Squid 2.x, 3.x before 3.5.17, and 4.x before 4.0.9 might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code by seeding manager reports with crafted data.

Risk Assessment

Organizations may be exposed to attacks leading to denial of service or unauthorized code execution, which can have serious security implications.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade Squid to version 3.5.17 or later, and 4.0.9 or later, to mitigate the risks associated with this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in cachemgr.cgi in Squid 2.x, 3.x before 3.5.17, and 4.x before 4.0.9 might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code by seeding manager reports with crafted data.

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