CVE-2019-18677: CSRF

Published Nov 26, 2019
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Updated

An issue was discovered in Squid 3.x and 4.x through 4.8 when the appenddomain setting is used (because the appended characters do not properly interact with hostname length restrictions). Due to incorrect message processing, it can inappropriately redirect traffic to origins it should not be delivered to.

Affected Software

18 affected componentsFixes available
Squid-Cache Squid>=2.0<=2.7
Squid-Cache Squid>=3.0<=3.5.28
Squid-Cache Squid>=4.0<=4.8
Squid-Cache Squid=2.7-stable2
Squid-Cache Squid=2.7-stable3
Squid-Cache Squid=2.7-stable4
Squid-Cache Squid=2.7-stable5
Squid-Cache Squid=2.7-stable6
Squid-Cache Squid=2.7-stable7
Squid-Cache Squid=2.7-stable8
Squid-Cache Squid=2.7-stable9
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=16.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=18.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=19.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=19.10
Fedoraproject Fedora=30
Fedoraproject Fedora=31
debian/squid
4.13-10+deb11u34.13-10+deb11u65.7-2+deb12u55.7-2+deb12u46.13-2+deb13u17.4-1

Event History

Nov 26, 2019
CVE Published
via MITRE·04:21 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·04:21 PM
Description
Feb 20, 2026
Data Sourced
via Ubuntu·10:42 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Data Sourced
via Launchpad·10:43 PM
Description
Data Sourced
via Debian·10:43 PM
DescriptionAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID?

The vulnerability ID is CVE-2019-18677.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2019-18677?

The severity of CVE-2019-18677 is medium.

3

What is the affected software?

The affected software is Squid 3.x and 4.x through 4.8.

4

How does the vulnerability CVE-2019-18677 impact the affected software?

The vulnerability CVE-2019-18677 can inappropriately redirect traffic to origins it should not be delivered to due to incorrect message processing.

5

Is there a fix available for CVE-2019-18677?

Yes, a fix is available for CVE-2019-18677. Users should update to version 4.9-2ubuntu1 or later for Ubuntu, or apply the appropriate patches for other affected systems.

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