CVE-2018-8004

Description

There are multiple HTTP smuggling and cache poisoning issues when clients making malicious requests interact with Apache Traffic Server (ATS). This affects versions 6.0.0 to 6.2.2 and 7.0.0 to 7.1.3. To resolve this issue users running 6.x should upgrade to 6.2.3 or later versions and 7.x users should upgrade to 7.1.4 or later versions.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 5.85% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory debian.org
Affected: Apache Software Foundation Apache Traffic Server
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/apache/trafficserver/pull/3201 third party advisory patch
https://github.com/apache/trafficserver/pull/3251 third party advisory patch
https://github.com/apache/trafficserver/pull/3192 third party advisory patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105192 third party advisory vdb entry
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4282 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/7df882eb09029a4460768a61f88a30c9c30c9dc88e9bcc6e19ba24d5%40%3Cusers.trafficserver.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://github.com/apache/trafficserver/pull/3231 third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-8004?
CVE-2018-8004 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-8004?
To fix CVE-2018-8004, 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-2018-8004 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-8004 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~6% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2018-8004?
CVE-2018-8004 affects Apache Software Foundation Apache Traffic Server.
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