CVE-2016-4554
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.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 38.9%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.6 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 38.89% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-345
- Affected
- oracle/linux · squid-cache/squid · canonical/ubuntu linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 39.9% on 21 September 2026 to 38.9% on 4 November 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00010.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00040.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-08/msg00069.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3625
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035769Third Party Advisory
- http://www.squid-cache.org/Advisories/SQUID-2016_8.txtVendor Advisory
- http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v3/3.1/changesets/SQUID-2016_8.patchPatch
- http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v3/3.2/changesets/SQUID-2016_8.patchPatch
- http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v3/3.3/changesets/SQUID-2016_8.patchPatch
- http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v3/3.4/changesets/SQUID-2016_8.patchPatch
- http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v3/3.5/changesets/SQUID-2016_8.patchPatch
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2995-1Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1138
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1139
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1140
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-01
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00010.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00040.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-08/msg00069.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3625
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035769Third Party Advisory
- http://www.squid-cache.org/Advisories/SQUID-2016_8.txtVendor Advisory
- http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v3/3.1/changesets/SQUID-2016_8.patchPatch
- http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v3/3.2/changesets/SQUID-2016_8.patchPatch
- http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v3/3.3/changesets/SQUID-2016_8.patchPatch
- http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v3/3.4/changesets/SQUID-2016_8.patchPatch
- http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v3/3.5/changesets/SQUID-2016_8.patchPatch
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2995-1Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.