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Scientific Linux Security Update : squid on SL7.x x86_64 (20170124)

high Nessus Plugin ID 96760

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Synopsis

The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

Security Fix(es) :

 - It was found that squid did not properly remove connection specific headers when answering conditional requests using a cached request. A remote attacker could send a specially crafted request to an HTTP server via the squid proxy and steal private data from other connections. (CVE-2016-10002)

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?2ca09a4f

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 96760

File Name: sl_20170124_squid_on_SL7_x.nasl

Version: 3.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/25/2017

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:squid-debuginfo, x-cpe:/o:fermilab:scientific_linux, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:squid-migration-script, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:squid-sysvinit, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:squid

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Patch Publication Date: 1/24/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/27/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-10002