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CVE-2016-4053
Squid 3.x before 3.5.17 and 4.x before 4.0.9 allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive stack layout information via crafted Edge Side…
Low3.7EPSS 14.4%
- Published
- Updated
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- mitre
Description
Squid 3.x before 3.5.17 and 4.x before 4.0.9 allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive stack layout information via crafted Edge Side Includes (ESI) responses, related to incorrect use of assert and compiler optimization.
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 5 days later
· 5 days later
Published
- 8 years later
· 8 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Low3.7 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 14.4% · top 3.4% of all CVEs (8 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 3.7.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (17)
- http://www.squid-cache.org/Advisories/SQUID-2016_6.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- GLSA-201607-01 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2016-2881720.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- SUSE-SU-2016:1996 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20160421 CVE Request: Squid HTTP Caching Proxy multiple issues (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- USN-2995-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- RHSA-2016:1140 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2016:2081 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- RHSA-2016:1138 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 91787 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- RHSA-2016:1139 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- SUSE-SU-2016:2089 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20160420 Re: CVE Request: Squid HTTP Caching Proxy multiple issues (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 1035647 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- DSA-3625 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 86788 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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