Attacker Value
Unknown
(0 users assessed)
Exploitability
Unknown
(0 users assessed)
User Interaction
None
Privileges Required
None
Attack Vector
Network
0

CVE-2016-4554

Disclosure Date: May 10, 2016
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Description

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.

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CVSS V3 Severity and Metrics
Base Score:
8.6 High
Impact Score:
4
Exploitability Score:
3.9
Vector:
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector (AV):
Network
Attack Complexity (AC):
Low
Privileges Required (PR):
None
User Interaction (UI):
None
Scope (S):
Changed
Confidentiality (C):
None
Integrity (I):
High
Availability (A):
None

General Information

Vendors

  • canonical,
  • oracle,
  • squid-cache

Products

  • linux 6,
  • linux 7,
  • squid,
  • ubuntu linux 12.04,
  • ubuntu linux 14.04,
  • ubuntu linux 15.10,
  • ubuntu linux 16.04
Technical Analysis