Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the Icmp6::Recv function in icmp/Icmp6.cc in the pinger utility in Squid before 3.5.16 and 4.x before 4.0.8 allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (performance degradation or transition failures) or write sensitive information to log files via an ICMPv6 packet.
Published: 2016-04-07
Score: 8.2 High
EPSS: 75.4% High
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2995-1 Squid vulnerabilities
History

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.76647}

epss

{'score': 0.7881}


Subscriptions

Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Squid-cache Squid
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T00:10:31.953Z

Reserved: 2016-04-01T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-3947

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-04-07T18:59:00.137

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2016-3947

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2016-04-01T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-3947 - Bugzilla

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Weaknesses