THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2016-4053
LOW SEVERITY

CVE-2016-4053

Squid vulnerability

CVSS
3.7
EPSS
14.4%
EPSS pct
96th
Exploited
No known
Squid 3.x before 3.5.17 and 4.x before 4.0.9 allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive stack layout information via crafted Edge Side Includes (ESI) responses, related to incorrect use of assert and compiler optimization.
Affected vendor
Squid Cache
Affected product
Squid
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within Memory Bounds
Published
2016-04-25

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, high attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to low impact to confidentiality.

Its EPSS score of 14.4% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 96% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2016-4053

  • Confirm whether Squid Cache Squid is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2016-4053.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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