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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2016-2390

The FwdState::connectedToPeer method in FwdState.cc in Squid before 3.5.14 and 4.0.x before 4.0.6 does not properly handle SSL handshake errors when built with the --with-openssl option, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service…

MEDIUM 5.9EPSS 25.6%

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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 25.6%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

The FwdState::connectedToPeer method in FwdState.cc in Squid before 3.5.14 and 4.0.x before 4.0.6 does not properly handle SSL handshake errors when built with the --with-openssl option, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a plaintext HTTP message.

CVSS 3.0
5.9 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
25.55% probability · 98th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-20
Affected
squid-cache/squid
Source
cve@mitre.org

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.