CVE-2016-5360 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in HAProxy versions 1.6.x prior to 1.6.6. This flaw, triggered when a reqdeny rule is applied, can lead to an uninitialized memory access and crash, potentially causing a complete service outage. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), it is easily exploitable over the network without authentication or user interaction, impacting availability. Despite its high severity and potential for disruption, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
16.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | ||
1.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:haproxy:haproxy:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:haproxy:haproxy:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.6.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:haproxy:haproxy:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.6.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:haproxy:haproxy:1.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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