CVE-2021-28116 - CVE House
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Status published Low CVE-2021-28116

Squid through 4.14 and 5.x through 5.0.5, in some configurations,...

Vulnerability Description

Squid through 4.14 and 5.x through 5.0.5, in some configurations, allows information disclosure because of an out-of-bounds read in WCCP protocol data. This can be leveraged as part of a chain for remote code execution as nobody.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

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Affected Vendor

squid-cache

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Affected Software

squid, fedora, debian linux
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 5.0, 33, 34, 10.0, 11.0

Timeline

Official Publish: March 9th, 2021
Last Modified: August 3rd, 2024
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AC:H/AV:N/A:N/C:L/I:N/PR:N/S:U/UI:N

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.