CVE-2016-4051 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the cachemgr.cgi component of Squid proxy servers, affecting versions 2.x, 3.x before 3.5.17, and 4.x before 4.0.9, including various Canonical and Oracle Linux distributions. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) allows remote, unauthenticated attackers to trigger a denial of service or potentially execute arbitrary code by injecting crafted data into manager reports, requiring user interaction. While no public exploit intelligence (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) or active exploitation has been observed, and community discussion is minimal, the potential for significant impact warrants attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
12.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | ||
14.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | ||
15.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
16.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | ||
6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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