Denial of Service in Squid Proxy Server Versions 3.x to 5.x
CVE-2021-46784

6.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Status
Vendor
CVE Published:
17 July 2022

What is CVE-2021-46784?

Inversions 3.x to 3.5.28, 4.x to 4.17, and 5.x before 5.6 of the Squid Proxy Server are susceptible to a Denial of Service attack. This vulnerability arises from improper handling and management of buffers when processing extensive Gopher server responses, potentially leading to service interruptions.

References

EPSS Score

8% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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