Bug 1334241 (CVE-2016-4554, SQUID-2016:8)

Summary:	CVE-2016-4554 squid: Header Smuggling issue in HTTP Request processing
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	Andrej Nemec <anemec>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Red Hat Product Security <security-response-team>
Status:	CLOSED ERRATA	QA Contact:
Severity:	medium	Docs Contact:
Priority:	medium
Version:	unspecified	CC:	bugs, dmoppert, henrik, jonathansteffan, luhliari, psimerda, thozza, yozone
Target Milestone:	---	Keywords:	Security
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Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Fixed In Version:	squid 3.5.18	Doc Type:	Bug Fix
Doc Text:	An input validation flaw was found in Squid's mime_get_header_field() function, which is used to search for headers within HTTP requests. An attacker could send an HTTP request from the client side with specially crafted header Host header that bypasses same-origin security protections, causing Squid operating as interception or reverse-proxy to contact the wrong origin server. It could also be used for cache poisoning for client not following RFC 7230.	Story Points:	---
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Last Closed:	2016-06-09 12:43:31 UTC	Type:	---
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oVirt Team:	---	RHEL 7.3 requirements from Atomic Host:
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Bug Depends On:	1334251, 1334489, 1334490, 1334491, 1334492, 1334499, 1334500
Bug Blocks:	1334247

Description Andrej Nemec 2016-05-09 09:09:37 UTC

Due to incorrect input validation Squid is vulnerable to a header smuggling attack leading to cache poisoning and to bypass of same-origin security policy in Squid and some client browsers.

External references:

http://www.squid-cache.org/Advisories/SQUID-2016_8.txt

Upstream fixes:

[RHEL-7]:

http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v3/3.3/changesets/SQUID-2016_8.patch>

[RHEL-6]:

http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v3/3.1/changesets/SQUID-2016_8.patch

[Fedora-22]:

http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v3/3.4/changesets/SQUID-2016_8.patch

[Fedora-23]:

http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v3/3.5/changesets/SQUID-2016_8.patch

Comment 1 Andrej Nemec 2016-05-09 09:20:43 UTC

Created squid tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 1334251]

Comment 4 errata-xmlrpc 2016-05-31 05:43:17 UTC

This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Via RHSA-2016:1139 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1139

Comment 5 errata-xmlrpc 2016-05-31 05:57:00 UTC

This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Via RHSA-2016:1140 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1140

Comment 6 errata-xmlrpc 2016-05-31 05:57:51 UTC

This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Via RHSA-2016:1138 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1138

Comment 7 Fedora Update System 2016-07-12 20:27:41 UTC

squid-3.5.19-2.fc24 has been pushed to the Fedora 24 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.

Comment 8 Fedora Update System 2016-07-12 23:52:23 UTC

squid-3.5.10-4.fc23 has been pushed to the Fedora 23 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.

Comment 9 Doran Moppert 2016-08-24 23:24:46 UTC

This issue has now been publicised as "Host of troubles" aka Cert VU#916855.  Red Hat products were patched in May and July, no further action is needed.

External URL:  https://hostoftroubles.com/