SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

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.

HIGH 8.6EPSS 38.9%

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
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-345
Affected
oracle/linux · squid-cache/squid · canonical/ubuntu linux
Source
cve@mitre.org

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.