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Scientific Linux Security Update : golang on SL7.x x86_64 (20160803) (httpoxy)
high Nessus Plugin ID 92722
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Synopsis
The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
The following packages have been upgraded to a newer upstream version:golang (1.6.3).
Security Fix(es) :
- An input-validation flaw was discovered in the Go programming language built in CGI implementation, which set the environment variable 'HTTP_PROXY' using the incoming 'Proxy' HTTP-request header. The environment variable 'HTTP_PROXY' is used by numerous web clients, including Go's net/http package, to specify a proxy server to use for HTTP and, in some cases, HTTPS requests. This meant that when a CGI-based web application ran, an attacker could specify a proxy server which the application then used for subsequent outgoing requests, allowing a man-in- the-middle attack.
(CVE-2016-5386)
Solution
Update the affected packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 92722
File Name: sl_20160803_golang_on_SL7_x.nasl
Version: 2.7
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 8/4/2016
Updated: 1/14/2021
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.1
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:golang, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:golang-bin, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:golang-docs, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:golang-misc, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:golang-src, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:golang-tests, x-cpe:/o:fermilab:scientific_linux
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list
Patch Publication Date: 8/3/2016
Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/19/2016
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2016-5386