Information Disclosure in Squid HTTP Proxy (CVE-2016-10002)
Summary
Vulnerability in Squid HTTP Proxy (CVE-2016-10002). Confidential information can be exposed externally.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
Incorrect processing of responses to If-None-Modified HTTP conditional requests in Squid HTTP Proxy 3.1.10 through 3.1.23, 3.2.0.3 through 3.5.22, and 4.0.1 through 4.0.16 leads to client-specific Cookie data being leaked to other clients. Attack requests can easily be crafted by a client to probe a cache for this information.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2016-10002 has been found in Squid HTTP Proxy.
Confidential information can be exposed externally. CVSS score: 7.5/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Squid HTTP Proxy CVE-2016-10002" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2016-10002 (Squid HTTP Proxy) — CWE-200 / CVSS v3 7.5
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
Information disclosure (CWE-200) exists in Squid HTTP Proxy.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Squid HTTP Proxy.
Severity: High (CVSS 7.5/10). Confidential information can be exposed externally.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Squid HTTP Proxy を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
References
- advisory rhn.redhat.com
- advisory rhn.redhat.com
- advisory debian.org
- advisory securityfocus.com
- advisory securitytracker.com
- patch openwall.com
- patch squid-cache.org