CVE-2016-2390

5.9 MEDIUM
Published: April 19, 2016 Modified: May 06, 2026
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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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://bugs.squid-cache.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4437
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00010.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00040.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.squid-cache.org/pipermail/squid-announce/2016-February/000037.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://lists.squid-cache.org/pipermail/squid-announce/2016-February/000038.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035045
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.squid-cache.org/Advisories/SQUID-2016_1.txt
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://bugs.squid-cache.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4437
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00010.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00040.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.squid-cache.org/pipermail/squid-announce/2016-February/000037.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://lists.squid-cache.org/pipermail/squid-announce/2016-February/000038.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035045
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.squid-cache.org/Advisories/SQUID-2016_1.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory

14 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
5.9 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
21.3%
96th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-20

Affected Vendors

squid-cache

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