CVE-2016-2390 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Squid versions before 3.5.14 and 4.0.x before 4.0.6, specifically in the FwdState::connectedToPeer method when built with OpenSSL. This flaw allows remote attackers to crash the application by sending a plaintext HTTP message, due to improper handling of SSL handshake errors. The vulnerability has a CVSSv3 score of 5.9 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with high impact on availability, but requiring high attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.5.13CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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