Squid Proxy 3.5.17/4.0.9 ESI Response client_side_request.cc input validation

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A vulnerability was found in Squid Proxy 3.5.17/4.0.9 (Firewall Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the file client_side_request.cc of the component ESI Response Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

client_side_request.cc in Squid 3.x before 3.5.18 and 4.x before 4.0.10 allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (crash) via crafted Edge Side Includes (ESI) responses.

The weakness was disclosed 05/06/2016 as SQUID-2016:9 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at squid-cache.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-4555 since 05/06/2016. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 91393 (CentOS 6 : squid34 (CESA-2016:1140)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 236019 (Red Hat Update for Squid 3.4 (RHSA-2016:1140)).

Upgrading to version 3.5.18 or 4.0.10 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (113002) and Tenable (91393).

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 91393
Nessus Name: CentOS 6 : squid34 (CESA-2016:1140)
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OpenVAS ID: 703036
OpenVAS Name: Squid Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities-01 May16 (Windows)
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Upgrade: Proxy 3.5.18/4.0.10

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: squid-cache.org

Advisory: SQUID-2016:9
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-4555 (🔍)
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X-Force: 113002 - SQUID ESI Response client_side_request.cc denial of service
SecurityTracker: 1035770

Entryinfo

Created: 05/10/2016 10:37
Updated: 08/17/2022 23:16
Changes: 05/10/2016 10:37 (72), 11/23/2018 10:45 (9), 08/17/2022 23:16 (4)
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Cache ID: 3:81F:103

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