Remote Code Injection Vulnerability in Varnish by Varnish Software
CVE-2015-8852

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Varnish Cache Project

Status
Varnish Cache
Vendor
CVE Published:
25 April 2016

What is CVE-2015-8852?

In Varnish 3.x prior to version 3.0.7, a vulnerability exists that allows remote attackers to exploit certain setups. By sending a specially crafted HTTP request featuring multiple Content-Length headers along with a header line terminated by a carriage return character, attackers can inject arbitrary HTTP headers. This misuse can result in HTTP response splitting attacks, leading to further security risks within the affected system.

References

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3553
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https://www.varnish-cache.org/lists/pipermail/varnish-ann...
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/18/7
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
High
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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