Buffer overflow in HAProxy
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2016-5360 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-119 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
HAProxy Server applications / IDS/IPS systems, Firewalls and proxy servers |
| Vendor | HAProxy |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow
EUVDB-ID: #VU32279
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-5360
CWE-ID:
CWE-119 - Memory corruption
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
HAproxy 1.6.x before 1.6.6, when a deny comes from a reqdeny rule, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (uninitialized memory access and crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsHAProxy: 1.6.0 - 1.6.5
External linkshttp://git.haproxy.org/?p=haproxy-1.6.git;a=commit;h=60f01f8c89e4fb2723d5a9f2046286e699567e0b
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/09/5
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/09/6
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3011-1
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
