CVE-2014-6270
Off-by-one error in the snmpHandleUdp function in snmp_core.cc in Squid 2.x and 3.x, when an SNMP port is configured, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted UDP SNMP request, which…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 23.3%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Off-by-one error in the snmpHandleUdp function in snmp_core.cc in Squid 2.x and 3.x, when an SNMP port is configured, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted UDP SNMP request, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 23.32% probability · 98th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- squid-cache/squid · oracle/solaris
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 23.3% since 4 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00010.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00040.html
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/542Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/550Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69686Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2921-1
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=895773Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1139967Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95873
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-01
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00010.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00040.html
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/542Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/550Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69686Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2921-1
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=895773Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1139967Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95873
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-01
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.