HTTP: Squid HTTP Response Processing Denial of Service

This signature detects attempts to exploit a known vulnerability against Squid proxy. A successful attack can result in a denial-of-service condition.

Extended Description

Squid 3.x before 3.5.16 and 4.x before 4.0.8 improperly perform bounds checking, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted HTTP response, related to Vary headers.

Affected Products

Squid-cache squid

References

CVE: CVE-2016-3948

Short Name
HTTP:PROXY:SQUID-RES-DOS
Severity
Minor
Recommended
True
Recommended Action
Drop
Category
HTTP
Keywords
CVE-2016-3948 Denial HTTP Processing Response Service Squid of
Release Date
06/09/2016
Supported Platforms

srx-branch-12.3

srx-19.3

srx-branch-19.3

vsrx3bsd-19.2

srx-branch-19.4

vsrx-19.4

mx-12.3

mx-19.4

vmx-19.4

mx-19.3

vsrx3bsd-19.4

srx-19.4

vsrx-12.3

vmx-19.3

vsrx-19.2

srx-12.3

Sigpack Version
3337
False Positive
Unknown
Vendors

Squid-cache

CVSS Score

5.0

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