Denial of Service Vulnerability in Squid Proxy Server
CVE-2021-28652

4.9MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Squid-cache

Status
Squid
Vendor
CVE Published:
27 May 2021

What is CVE-2021-28652?

An issue in Squid Proxy Server allows a trusted client with Cache Manager API access to exploit incorrect parser validation. This can result in memory leaks, which can eventually lead to a Denial of Service situation due to an unspecified short query string. Proper measures should be taken to mitigate this vulnerability and protect affected systems.

References

https://bugs.squid-cache.org/show_bug.cgi?id=5106
https://github.com/squid-cache/squid/security/advisories/...
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4924
vendor-advisory

CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.9
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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CVE-2021-28652 : Denial of Service Vulnerability in Squid Proxy Server