Ubuntu update for Squid

Published: 2017-02-06

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2016-10002 CVE-2016-10003
CWE-ID	CWE-200
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software	Ubuntu Operating systems & Components / Operating system
Vendor	Canonical Ltd.

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU8429

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-10002

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Information exposure

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect HTTP conditional request handling. A remote attacker can obtain private and sensitive information about another clients browsing session, including user's credentials.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages

Ubuntu 16.10:

squid3 3.5.12-1ubuntu8.1

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:

squid3 3.5.12-1ubuntu7.3

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:

squid3 3.3.8-1ubuntu6.9

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:

squid3 3.1.19-1ubuntu3.12.04.8

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 12.04 - 16.10

CPE2.3

External links

https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3192-1/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU8428