An input validation flaw was found in the way Squid handled intercepted HTTP Request messages. An attacker could use this flaw to bypass the protection against issues related to CVE-2009-0801, and perform cache poisoning attacks on Squid.
Find out more about CVE-2016-4553 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
| Base Score | 4.3 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | None |
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| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (squid34) | RHSA-2016:1140 | 2016-05-31 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (squid) | RHSA-2016:1139 | 2016-05-31 |
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | squid | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | squid | Not affected |
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