SnipSnap response splitting attack
| snipsnap-response-splitting (17364) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
SnipSnap is vulnerable to an HTTP response splitting attack. By sending a specially-crafted HTTP POST request, a remote attacker could cause the server to return a split response, which would allow the attacker to perform further attacks, such as Web cache poisoning, cross-site scripting, and possibly obtain sensitive information.
Consequences:
Obtain Information
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of SnipSnap (1.0B1 or later), available from the SnipSnap Web site. See References.
For Gentoo Linux:
Upgrade to the latest version of SnipSnap (1.0_beta1 or later), as listed in GLSA 200409-23. See References.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Tue Sep 14 2004 - 12:47:19 CDT: ADVISORY: http response splitting in snipsnap.
- SnipSnap Web site: SnipSnap.
- BID-11180: SnipSnap HTTP Response Splitting Vulnerability
- CVE-2004-1470: CRLF injection vulnerability in SnipSnap 0.5.2a, and other versions before 1.0b1, allows remote attackers to perform HTTP Response Splitting attacks to modify expected HTML content from the server.
- GLSA-200409-23: SnipSnap: HTTP response splitting
- SUSE-SR:2005:014: SUSE Security Summary Report
Platforms Affected:
- Gentoo Linux
- snipsnap.org SnipSnap 0.5.2a
Reported:
Sep 14, 2004
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