CVE-2016-4553

Description

client_side.cc in Squid before 3.5.18 and 4.x before 4.0.10 does not properly ignore the Host header when absolute-URI is provided, which allows remote attackers to conduct cache-poisoning attacks via an HTTP request.

Category

8.6
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 85.91% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory squid-cache.org Vendor Advisory squid-cache.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-01 vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html third party advisory
http://bugs.squid-cache.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4501 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00010.html vendor advisory
http://www.squid-cache.org/Advisories/SQUID-2016_7.txt vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2995-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v3/3.5/changesets/squid-3.5-14039.patch
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1140 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-08/msg00069.html vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1139 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00040.html vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035768 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3625 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-4553?
CVE-2016-4553 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-4553?
To fix CVE-2016-4553, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-4553 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-4553 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~86% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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