CVE-2016-5408
Publication date 10 August 2016
Last updated 25 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the munge_other_line function in cachemgr.cgi in the squid package before 3.1.23-16.el6_8.6 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2016-4051.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| squid3 | 16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
|
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
Notes
Severity score breakdown
CVSS version: CVSS v3.0
Base score
9.8 · Critical
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H