CVE catalog
CVE-2016-5408
squid3 - security update
- Severity
- High · CVSS 7.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Published
- Updated
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 4.35% · Oct 25, 2026
It was found that the fix for CVE-2016-4051 released via RHSA-2016:1138 did not properly prevent the stack overflow in the munge_other_line() function. A remote attacker could send specially crafted data to the Squid proxy, which would exploit the cachemgr CGI utility, possibly triggering execution of arbitrary code. squid: Buffer overflow vulnerability in cachemgr.cgi tool The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | squid3 | 7 | 3.1.20-2.2 | vulnerable |
| Debian | squid3 | 7 | 3.1.20-2.2+deb7u1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | squid3 | 7 | 3.1.20-2.2+deb7u2 | vulnerable |
| Debian | squid3 | 7 | 3.1.20-2.2+deb7u3 | vulnerable |
| Debian | squid3 | 7 | 3.1.20-2.2+deb7u4 | vulnerable |
| Debian | squid3 | 7 | 3.1.20-2.2+deb7u5 | vulnerable |
| Debian | squid3 | 7 | 3.1.20-2.2+deb7u6 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | squid3 | deb | 7 | 3.1.20-2.2+deb7u6 | Not reported | DLA-556-1 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
No matching packages in this catalog.
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