Squid before 3.5.6 does not properly handle CONNECT method peer responses when configured with cache_peer, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended restrictions and gain access to a backend proxy via a CONNECT request.
CVE-2015-5400
This CVE was only ever scored under CVSS v2.0. NVD CVSS v2.0 base 6.8 — v2 rates that MEDIUM (v2 bands: LOW 0.0–3.9 / MEDIUM 4.0–6.9 / HIGH 7.0–10.0; v2 has no CRITICAL band). Vector AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. CVSS v2 is an older, coarser metric than v3.1/v4.0 (no Scope, no User Interaction, no Attack Requirements), so it is not directly comparable to a v3 or v4 score. NVD has never re-scored this record under v3. EPSS predicts 20.8% exploitation probability in the next 30 days, which is reflected in EG Risk but does not lift the v2 base. Confidence: LOW.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v2.0 (legacy)
- 6.8MEDIUMNVD never assigned a CVSS v3 rating to this CVE
- EG Score
- 6.8MEDIUMlow confidence
- EG Risk
- 51EG Risk 51/100CISA SSVC
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity68% × 45%Exploitation40% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%CISA SSVC: Track at low, Track or Track* at medium and Track* or Attend at high mission impact.Action: A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high. - EPSS PROB
- 21%
- EPSS %ILE
- 97th
- KEV
- Not listed
CISA SSVCTrack at low, Track or Track* at medium and Track* or Attend at high mission impact.
A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high.
Exploitation public PoC (EG-KEV: elevated) · Automatable unknown (not published for this CVE) · Technical impact unknown (not published for this CVE). Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it: high means the affected system is essential to your organisation's mission, or its compromise could cause irreversible harm to people. CISA's decision table
Published
September 28, 2015
Last Modified
May 6, 2026
References (30)
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/183598.html
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00010.html
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00040.html
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-08/msg00069.html
- cve@mitrehttp://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3327
- cve@mitrehttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/06/8
- cve@mitrehttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/09/12
- cve@mitrehttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/10/2
- cve@mitrehttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/17/14
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75553
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032873
- cve@mitrehttp://www.squid-cache.org/Advisories/SQUID-2015_2.txt
- cve@mitrehttp://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v3/3.1/changesets/squid-3.1-10494.patch
- cve@mitrehttp://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v3/3.4/changesets/squid-3.4-13225.patch
- cve@mitrehttp://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v3/3.5/changesets/squid-3.5-13856.patch
Affected Packages
(7 across 7 ecosystems)
Debian:11(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fix by version range | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| squid | — |
| — |
Debian:12(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fix by version range | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| squid | — |
| — |
Debian:13(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fix by version range | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| squid | — |
| — |
Debian:14(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fix by version range | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| squid | — |
| — |
Debian:6.0(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fix by version range | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| squid3 | 3.1.6-1.2, 3.1.6-1.2+squeeze1, 3.1.6-1.2+squeeze2, 3.1.6-1.2+squeeze3, 3.1.6-1.2+squeeze4 |
| — |
Debian:7(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fix by version range | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| squid3 | 3.1.20-2.2, 3.1.20-2.2+deb7u1, 3.1.20-2.2+deb7u2 |
| — |
Debian:8(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fix by version range | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| squid3 | 3.4.8-6 |
| — |
Data Freshness Timeline
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Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.
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- CVE-2014-3609EG 5.0EPSS p99MEDIUM
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- CVE-2013-0189EG 5.0EPSS p98MEDIUM
- CVE-2012-5643EG 5.0EPSS p98MEDIUM
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- CVE-2019-12526EG 9.8EPSS p97CRITICAL
- CVE-2019-12525EG 9.8EPSS p98CRITICAL
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