Information disclosure in squid (Alpine package)



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2016-10003
CWE-ID CWE-200
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 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) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU8428

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-10003

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect comparison of request headers when Collapsed Forwarding feature is configured. A remote attacker can obtain private and sensitive information about another clients browsing session, including user's credentials.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

squid (Alpine package): 3.5.18-r0 - 3.5.20-r0

CPE2.3 External links

https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=e44ef2357f868cc8369def42649ab6fc1edbd63e
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=875ae7a6180b5fbd39d914adf3537dc012b7ab04
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=1cc27975cc2ca2ac830b7591ae2202a64aa2a966


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.



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