HTTP Request Smuggling Affecting squid-sysvinit package, versions <7:3.5.20-17.el7_9.6


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.3% (71st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-SQUIDSYSVINIT-2182460
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed4 Sept 2020

Introduced: 4 Sep 2020

CVE-2020-25097  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-444  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 squid-sysvinit to version 7:3.5.20-17.el7_9.6 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream squid-sysvinit package and not the squid-sysvinit package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

An issue was discovered in Squid through 4.13 and 5.x through 5.0.4. Due to improper input validation, it allows a trusted client to perform HTTP Request Smuggling and access services otherwise forbidden by the security controls. This occurs for certain uri_whitespace configuration settings.

CVSS Scores

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