SB2016072905 - Input validation error in squid (Alpine package)
Published: July 29, 2016
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016072905
Severity
Medium
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) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-4555)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
client_side_request.cc in Squid 3.x before 3.5.18 and 4.x before 4.0.10 allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (crash) via crafted Edge Side Includes (ESI) responses.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.