Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in squid (Alpine package)
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2015-5400 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-264 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
squid (Alpine package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
| Vendor | Alpine Linux Development Team |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
EUVDB-ID: #VU32370
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.4 [CVSS:3.1/CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-5400
CWE-ID:
CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
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.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionssquid (Alpine package): 3.4.8-r0 - 3.4.12-r0
External linkshttp://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=844cad6bd89bcd5fa65dd0201200a6155bb46cc1
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=5c624c72799e68baf0921cdaf801b695a456b208
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=bac8b65bdeb8ad5458d10d24736d19dd75827cab
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
