Medium severity5.9NVD Advisory· Published Apr 19, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-2390
CVE-2016-2390
Description
The FwdState::connectedToPeer method in FwdState.cc in Squid before 3.5.14 and 4.0.x before 4.0.6 does not properly handle SSL handshake errors when built with the --with-openssl option, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a plaintext HTTP message.
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Affected products
6cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=3.5.13
- cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- osv-coords2 versionspkg:rpm/suse/squid3&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/squid3&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP4
< 3.1.23-8.16.30.1+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: < 3.1.23-8.16.30.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.1.23-8.16.30.1
Patches
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References
7- lists.squid-cache.org/pipermail/squid-announce/2016-February/000037.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- lists.squid-cache.org/pipermail/squid-announce/2016-February/000038.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- www.squid-cache.org/Advisories/SQUID-2016_1.txtnvdVendor Advisory
- bugs.squid-cache.org/show_bug.cginvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00010.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00040.htmlnvd
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1035045nvd
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