Buffer overflow in Oracle Linux
CVE-2016-4051
Buffer overflow in cachemgr.cgi in Squid 2.x, 3.x before 3.5.17, and 4.x before 4.0.9 might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code by seeding manager reports with crafted data.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.059 (90.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Oracle Linux — versions 6, 7
- Squid-cache Squid — versions 2.0, 2.1, 2.2
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 12.04, 14.04, 15.10
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- GLSA-201607-01 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- SUSE-SU-2016:1996 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- 1035646 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- [oss-security] 20160421 CVE Request: Squid HTTP Caching Proxy multiple issues (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- USN-2995-1 (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- RHSA-2016:1140 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- openSUSE-SU-2016:2081 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-4051?
- CVE-2016-4051 is a high-severity vulnerability in Oracle Linux, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2016-04-25.
- How severe is CVE-2016-4051?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-4051 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.