SB2015120206 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in squid (Alpine package)
Published: December 2, 2015
Security Bulletin ID
SB2015120206
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-5400)
The 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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.