CVE-2016-3948
squid3 - security update
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 69.6%
Description
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.
How to fix CVE-2016-3948
To remediate CVE-2016-3948, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/squid—upgrade to 4.1-1 or later
- Debian/squid3—upgrade to 3.4.8-6+deb8u3 or later
Is CVE-2016-3948 being exploited?
Likely — EPSS is 69.6%, placing CVE-2016-3948 in the top tier of vulnerabilities by exploitation probability. Prioritise patching.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 4.1-1
- from 0, < 3.4.8-6+deb8u3
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |