SB2016072904 - Insufficient verification of data authenticity in squid (Alpine package)
Published: July 29, 2016
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016072904
Severity
High
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) Insufficient verification of data authenticity (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-4554)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to manipulate data.
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.