CVE-2021-28651

High

Description

An issue was discovered in Squid before 4.15 and 5.x before 5.0.6. Due to a buffer-management bug, it allows a denial of service. When resolving a request with the urn: scheme, the parser leaks a small amount of memory. However, there is an unspecified attack methodology that can easily trigger a large amount of memory consumption.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.5
Exploit probability—
ProductSquid
PublishedMay 27, 2021
First seenMay 27, 2021

How to fix

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
squid-cache squid2.0 ≤ v < 4.15, 5.0 ≤ v < 5.0.64.15, 5.0.6
debian debian_linux9.0, 10.0—
fedoraproject fedora33, 34—
netapp cloud_managerNo range specified—

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