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CVE-2016-4554

Published: 10 May 2016

mime_header.cc in Squid before 3.5.18 allows remote attackers to bypass intended same-origin restrictions and possibly conduct cache-poisoning attacks via a crafted HTTP Host header, aka a "header smuggling" issue.

Notes

AuthorNote
mdeslaur
see also regression fix in:
http://bugs.squid-cache.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4515

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

8.6

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
squid3
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
precise
Released (3.1.19-1ubuntu3.12.04.7)
trusty
Released (3.3.8-1ubuntu6.8)
upstream
Released (3.5.18)
wily
Released (3.3.8-1ubuntu16.3)
xenial
Released (3.5.12-1ubuntu7.2)
Patches:
upstream: http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v3/3.1/changesets/squid-3.1-10496.patch
upstream: http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v3/3.3/changesets/squid-3.3-12698.patch
upstream: http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v3/3.5/changesets/squid-3.5-14038.patch
upstream: http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~squid/squid/3.1/revision/10497
upstream: http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~squid/squid/3.3/revision/12700
upstream: http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~squid/squid/3.5/revision/14049

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 8.6
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Changed
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact High
Availability impact None
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N