Squid 3.x before 3.5.15 and 4.x before 4.0.7 does not properly append data to String objects, which allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) via a long string, as demonstrated by a crafted HTTP Vary header.
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Advisories
Source | ID | Title |
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DLA-445-1 | squid3 security update |
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DLA-445-2 | squid3 regression update |
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USN-3557-1 | Squid vulnerabilities |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T23:32:20.956Z
Reserved: 2016-02-26T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2016-2569

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2016-02-27T05:59:03.843
Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837
Link: CVE-2016-2569


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