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Oracle Linux: (CVE-2016-5408) ELSA-2016-1573: squid security update

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Oracle Linux: (CVE-2016-5408) ELSA-2016-1573: squid security update

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
08/04/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
08/06/2016
Modified
08/06/2024

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.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-squid

References

  • CVE-2016-5408
  • RHSA-2016:1573

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