Vulnerability in Squid-Cache Squid

CVE-2021-28652

An issue was discovered in Squid before 4.15 and 5.x before 5.0.6. Due to incorrect parser validation, it allows a Denial of Service attack against the Cache Manager API. This allows a trusted client to trigger memory leaks that. over time, lead to a Denial of Service via an unspecified short query string. This attack is limited to clients with Cache Manager API access privilege.

EPSS: 0.043 (90.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-28652?
CVE-2021-28652 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Squid-Cache Squid, classified under Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 4.9/10. Published 2021-05-27.
How severe is CVE-2021-28652?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.9 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-28652 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.