SB2016032103 - Debian update for squid3
Published: March 21, 2016
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016032103
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Denial of service (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-2571)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.The weakness exists in http.cc due to proceeding with the storage of certain data after a response-parsing failure. A remote attacker can use a specially crafted response, trigger assertion failure and daemon exit and cause the service to crash.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.