Incorrect boundary checks were found in the way squid handled headers in HTTP responses, which could lead to an assertion failure. A malicious HTTP server could use this flaw to crash squid using a specially crafted HTTP response.
Find out more about CVE-2016-2569 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Moderate security impact. This issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates.
For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.
| Base Score | 5 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Low |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
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| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (squid) | RHSA-2016:2600 | 2016-11-03 |
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | squid34 | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | squid | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | squid | Will not fix |
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