CVE-2016-2572 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Squid 4.x before version 4.0.7. Remote HTTP servers can trigger an assertion failure and daemon exit by sending a malformed response, exploiting Squid's reliance on HTTP status codes after a parsing failure. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), indicating a network-exploitable issue with low attack complexity and high impact on availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
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:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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