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CVE-2016-3947

Heap-based buffer overflow in the Icmp6::Recv function in icmp/Icmp6.cc in the pinger utility in Squid before 3.5.16 and 4.x before 4.0.8…

High8.2EPSS 14.6%
Published
Updated
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mitre

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the Icmp6::Recv function in icmp/Icmp6.cc in the pinger utility in Squid before 3.5.16 and 4.x before 4.0.8 allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (performance degradation or transition failures) or write sensitive information to log files via an ICMPv6 packet.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2016-3947, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
NVDNVD · Modified3.0High8.2CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
14.6% · top 3.3% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.2.

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Record last updated .