A buffer overflow flaw was found in the way the Squid cachemgr.cgi utility processed remotely relayed Squid input. When the CGI interface utility is used, a remote attacker could possibly use this flaw to execute arbitrary code.
Find out more about CVE-2016-4051 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
| Base Score | 5.1 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | High |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
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| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (squid) | RHSA-2016:1138 | 2016-05-31 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (squid34) | RHSA-2016:1140 | 2016-05-31 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (squid) | RHSA-2016:1139 | 2016-05-31 |
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | squid | Will not fix |
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