USN-2995-1
- Source
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2995-1
- Import Source
- https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-2995-1.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-2995-1
- Upstream
- Related
- Published
- 2016-06-09T17:10:37.434388Z
- Modified
- 2025-10-13T04:34:16Z
- Summary
- squid3 vulnerabilities
- Details
-
Yuriy M. Kaminskiy discovered that the Squid pinger utility incorrectly handled certain ICMPv6 packets. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause Squid to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly cause Squid to leak information into log files. (CVE-2016-3947)
Yuriy M. Kaminskiy discovered that the Squid cachemgr.cgi tool incorrectly handled certain crafted data. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause Squid to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-4051)
It was discovered that Squid incorrectly handled certain Edge Side Includes (ESI) responses. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Squid to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-4052, CVE-2016-4053, CVE-2016-4054)
Jianjun Chen discovered that Squid did not correctly ignore the Host header when absolute-URI is provided. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to conduct cache-poisoning attacks. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 15.10 and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-4553)
Jianjun Chen discovered that Squid incorrectly handled certain HTTP Host headers. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to conduct cache-poisoning attacks. (CVE-2016-4554)
It was discovered that Squid incorrectly handled certain Edge Side Includes (ESI) responses. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Squid to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2016-4555, CVE-2016-4556)
- References
-
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2995-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-3947
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4051
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4052
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4053
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4054
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4553
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4554
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4555
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4556
Affected packages
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / squid3
Package
- Name
- squid3
- Purl
- pkg:deb/ubuntu/squid3@3.3.8-1ubuntu6.8?arch=source&distro=trusty
Affected ranges
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
-
Introduced0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affectedFixed3.3.8-1ubuntu6.8
Affected versions
3.*
Ecosystem specific
{
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "squid",
"binary_version": "3.3.8-1ubuntu6.8"
},
{
"binary_name": "squid-cgi",
"binary_version": "3.3.8-1ubuntu6.8"
},
{
"binary_name": "squid-purge",
"binary_version": "3.3.8-1ubuntu6.8"
},
{
"binary_name": "squid3",
"binary_version": "3.3.8-1ubuntu6.8"
},
{
"binary_name": "squid3-common",
"binary_version": "3.3.8-1ubuntu6.8"
},
{
"binary_name": "squidclient",
"binary_version": "3.3.8-1ubuntu6.8"
}
],
"availability": "No subscription required"
}
Database specific
cves_map
{
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS",
"cves": [
{
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "medium"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2016-3947"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "medium"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2016-4051"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "medium"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2016-4052"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "low"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2016-4053"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "medium"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2016-4054"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "medium"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2016-4553"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "medium"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2016-4554"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "medium"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2016-4555"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "medium"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2016-4556"
}
]
}
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / squid3
Package
- Name
- squid3
- Purl
- pkg:deb/ubuntu/squid3@3.5.12-1ubuntu7.2?arch=source&distro=xenial
Affected ranges
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
-
Introduced0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affectedFixed3.5.12-1ubuntu7.2
Affected versions
3.*
Ecosystem specific
{
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "squid",
"binary_version": "3.5.12-1ubuntu7.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "squid-cgi",
"binary_version": "3.5.12-1ubuntu7.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "squid-common",
"binary_version": "3.5.12-1ubuntu7.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "squid-purge",
"binary_version": "3.5.12-1ubuntu7.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "squid3",
"binary_version": "3.5.12-1ubuntu7.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "squidclient",
"binary_version": "3.5.12-1ubuntu7.2"
}
],
"availability": "No subscription required"
}
Database specific
cves_map
{
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS",
"cves": [
{
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "medium"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2016-3947"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "medium"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2016-4051"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "medium"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2016-4052"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "low"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2016-4053"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "medium"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2016-4054"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "medium"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2016-4553"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "medium"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2016-4554"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "medium"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2016-4555"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "medium"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2016-4556"
}
]
}