8.2
HIGH
CVE-2016-3947
Squid Icmp6 Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the Icmp6::Recv function in icmp/Icmp6.cc in the pinger utility in Squid before 3.5.16 and 4.x before 4.0.8 allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (performance degradation or transition failures) or write sensitive information to log files via an ICMPv6 packet.

INFO

Published Date :

April 7, 2016, 6:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 28, 2016, 8:14 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

4.2

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-3947 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Canonical ubuntu_linux
1 Squid-cache squid

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-01 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00040.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00010.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-08/msg00069.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 21, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:4.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:4.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:3.5.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:4.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:4.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:3.5.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 21, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2995-1
  • CVE Translated by [email protected]

    Jun. 17, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Translation Desbordamiento de buffer basado en memoria dinámica en la función Icmp6::Recv en icmp/Icmp6.cc en el pinger en Squid en versiones anteriores a 3.5.16 y 4.x en versiones anteriores a 4.0.8 permite a servidores remotos provocar una denegación de servicio (degradación de rendimiento o fallos de transición) o escribir información sensible en archivos de registro a través de un paquete ICMPv6.
    Added Translation Desbordamiento de buffer basado en memoria dinámica en la función Icmp6::Recv en icmp/Icmp6.cc en la utilidad pinger en Squid en versiones anteriores a 3.5.16 y 4.x en versiones anteriores a 4.0.8 permite a servidores remotos provocar una denegación de servicio (degradación de rendimiento o fallos de transición) o escribir información sensible en archivos de registro a través de un paquete ICMPv6.
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 17, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Heap-based buffer overflow in the Icmp6::Recv function in icmp/Icmp6.cc in the pinger in Squid before 3.5.16 and 4.x before 4.0.8 allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (performance degradation or transition failures) or write sensitive information to log files via an ICMPv6 packet. Heap-based buffer overflow in the Icmp6::Recv function in icmp/Icmp6.cc in the pinger utility in Squid before 3.5.16 and 4.x before 4.0.8 allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (performance degradation or transition failures) or write sensitive information to log files via an ICMPv6 packet.
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 11, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:4.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:4.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:3.5.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.squid-cache.org/Advisories/SQUID-2016_3.txt No Types Assigned http://www.squid-cache.org/Advisories/SQUID-2016_3.txt Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v3/3.4/changesets/squid-3.4-13232.patch No Types Assigned http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v3/3.4/changesets/squid-3.4-13232.patch Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v3/3.5/changesets/squid-3.5-14015.patch No Types Assigned http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v3/3.5/changesets/squid-3.5-14015.patch Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v3/3.2/changesets/squid-3.2-11839.patch No Types Assigned http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v3/3.2/changesets/squid-3.2-11839.patch Advisory, Patch, US Govt Resource
    Changed Reference Type http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v3/3.3/changesets/squid-3.3-12694.patch No Types Assigned http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v3/3.3/changesets/squid-3.3-12694.patch Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v3/3.1/changesets/squid-3.1-10495.patch No Types Assigned http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v3/3.1/changesets/squid-3.1-10495.patch Patch
    Added CWE CWE-119
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 08, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

1.69 }} -0.69%

score

0.87384

percentile

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