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TI-2016-03919 Aliases CVE-2016-4553GHSA-p6vj-j24g-56wp

client_side.cc in Squid before 3.5.18 and 4.x before 4.0.10 does not properly ignore the…

Priority HIGH 77CWE-345Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-345.

Summary

client_side.cc in Squid before 3.5.18 and 4.x before 4.0.10 does not properly ignore the Host header when absolute-URI is provided, which allows remote attackers to conduct cache-poisoning attacks via an HTTP request.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.79969 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 2 advisories

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 15

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*12.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*14.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*15.10VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*16.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 3.5.17Vulnerablesquid-cache
cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.1Vulnerablesquid-cache
cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.2Vulnerablesquid-cache
cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.3Vulnerablesquid-cache
cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.4Vulnerablesquid-cache
cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.5Vulnerablesquid-cache
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 12.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 14.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 16.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3.5.17 Vulnerable ·squid-cache
  • cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.1 Vulnerable ·squid-cache
  • cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.2 Vulnerable ·squid-cache
  • cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.3 Vulnerable ·squid-cache
  • cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.4 Vulnerable ·squid-cache
  • cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.5 Vulnerable ·squid-cache
Show 5 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:4.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.6Vulnerablesquid-cache
cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:4.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.7Vulnerablesquid-cache
cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:4.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.8Vulnerablesquid-cache
cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:4.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.9Vulnerablesquid-cache
cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7VulnerableOracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:4.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.6 Vulnerable ·squid-cache
  • cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:4.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.7 Vulnerable ·squid-cache
  • cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:4.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.8 Vulnerable ·squid-cache
  • cpe:2.3:a:squid-cache:squid:4.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.9 Vulnerable ·squid-cache
  • cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7 Vulnerable ·Oracle

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2016:1140 Released 2016-05-31 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    squid34 security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) squid34-7:3.4.14-9.el6_8.3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) squid34-7:3.4.14-9.el6_8.3
  • RHSA-2016:1139 Released 2016-05-31 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    squid security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) squid-7:3.3.8-26.el7_2.3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) squid-sysvinit-7:3.3.8-26.el7_2.3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) squid-7:3.3.8-26.el7_2.3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) squid-sysvinit-7:3.3.8-26.el7_2.3

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2016:1140
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2016:1139
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2016:1139
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2016:1140
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2016:1139
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2016:1139
Not affected: 2 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-4553
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p6vj-j24g-56wp

References

Advisory 11

Other 1

Sources

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