USN-3557-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3557-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3557-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-3557-1
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Published
2018-02-05T18:09:07.339109Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:34:34Z
Summary
squid3 vulnerabilities
Details

Mathias Fischer discovered that Squid incorrectly handled certain long strings in headers. A malicious remote server could possibly cause Squid to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue was only addressed in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-2569)

William Lima discovered that Squid incorrectly handled XML parsing when processing Edge Side Includes (ESI). A malicious remote server could possibly cause Squid to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue was only addressed in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-2570)

Alex Rousskov discovered that Squid incorrectly handled response-parsing failures. A malicious remote server could possibly cause Squid to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only applied to Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-2571)

Santiago Ruano Rincón discovered that Squid incorrectly handled certain Vary headers. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Squid to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue was only addressed in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-3948)

Louis Dion-Marcil discovered that Squid incorrectly handled certain Edge Side Includes (ESI) responses. A malicious remote server could possibly cause Squid to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2018-1000024)

Louis Dion-Marcil discovered that Squid incorrectly handled certain Edge Side Includes (ESI) responses. A malicious remote server could possibly cause Squid to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2018-1000027)

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / squid3

Package

Name
squid3
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/squid3@3.3.8-1ubuntu6.11?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.3.8-1ubuntu6.11

Affected versions

3.*

3.3.8-1ubuntu3
3.3.8-1ubuntu4
3.3.8-1ubuntu5
3.3.8-1ubuntu6
3.3.8-1ubuntu6.1
3.3.8-1ubuntu6.2
3.3.8-1ubuntu6.3
3.3.8-1ubuntu6.4
3.3.8-1ubuntu6.6
3.3.8-1ubuntu6.8
3.3.8-1ubuntu6.9
3.3.8-1ubuntu6.10

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.3.8-1ubuntu6.11",
            "binary_name": "squid"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.3.8-1ubuntu6.11",
            "binary_name": "squid-cgi"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.3.8-1ubuntu6.11",
            "binary_name": "squid-purge"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.3.8-1ubuntu6.11",
            "binary_name": "squid3"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.3.8-1ubuntu6.11",
            "binary_name": "squid3-common"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.3.8-1ubuntu6.11",
            "binary_name": "squidclient"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific 

{
    "cves_map": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS",
        "cves": [
            {
                "severity": [
                    {
                        "type": "CVSS_V3",
                        "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                    },
                    {
                        "type": "Ubuntu",
                        "score": "low"
                    }
                ],
                "id": "CVE-2018-1000024"
            },
            {
                "severity": [
                    {
                        "type": "CVSS_V3",
                        "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                    },
                    {
                        "type": "Ubuntu",
                        "score": "low"
                    }
                ],
                "id": "CVE-2018-1000027"
            }
        ]
    }
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / squid3

Package

Name
squid3
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/squid3@3.5.12-1ubuntu7.5?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.5.12-1ubuntu7.5

Affected versions

3.*

3.3.8-1ubuntu16
3.3.8-1ubuntu17
3.5.12-1ubuntu6
3.5.12-1ubuntu7
3.5.12-1ubuntu7.1
3.5.12-1ubuntu7.2
3.5.12-1ubuntu7.3
3.5.12-1ubuntu7.4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.5.12-1ubuntu7.5",
            "binary_name": "squid"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.5.12-1ubuntu7.5",
            "binary_name": "squid-cgi"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.5.12-1ubuntu7.5",
            "binary_name": "squid-common"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.5.12-1ubuntu7.5",
            "binary_name": "squid-purge"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.5.12-1ubuntu7.5",
            "binary_name": "squid3"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.5.12-1ubuntu7.5",
            "binary_name": "squidclient"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific 

{
    "cves_map": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS",
        "cves": [
            {
                "severity": [
                    {
                        "type": "CVSS_V3",
                        "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                    },
                    {
                        "type": "Ubuntu",
                        "score": "low"
                    }
                ],
                "id": "CVE-2016-2569"
            },
            {
                "severity": [
                    {
                        "type": "CVSS_V3",
                        "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                    },
                    {
                        "type": "Ubuntu",
                        "score": "low"
                    }
                ],
                "id": "CVE-2016-2570"
            },
            {
                "severity": [
                    {
                        "type": "CVSS_V3",
                        "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                    },
                    {
                        "type": "Ubuntu",
                        "score": "low"
                    }
                ],
                "id": "CVE-2016-2571"
            },
            {
                "severity": [
                    {
                        "type": "CVSS_V3",
                        "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                    },
                    {
                        "type": "Ubuntu",
                        "score": "low"
                    }
                ],
                "id": "CVE-2016-3948"
            },
            {
                "severity": [
                    {
                        "type": "CVSS_V3",
                        "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                    },
                    {
                        "type": "Ubuntu",
                        "score": "low"
                    }
                ],
                "id": "CVE-2018-1000024"
            },
            {
                "severity": [
                    {
                        "type": "CVSS_V3",
                        "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                    },
                    {
                        "type": "Ubuntu",
                        "score": "low"
                    }
                ],
                "id": "CVE-2018-1000027"
            }
        ]
    }
}