CVE-2021-28651

squid: denial of service in URN processing

Published May 27, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 7.4% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2685-1 squid3 security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4924-1 squid security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-15320 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4981-1 Squid vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6857-1 Squid vulnerabilities
History

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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 3, 2024, 9:47 PM
Reserved
Mar 17, 2021, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 27, 2021, 12:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:46 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
May 10, 2021, 12:00 AM