ALAS-2016-731 ---- golangID: oval:org.secpod.oval:def:1600442 | Date: (C)2016-08-23 (M)2023-12-20 |
Class: PATCH | Family: unix |
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.
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Amazon Linux AMI |