CVE-2021-28116

LOW

Squid <4.14, <5.0.5 - Info Disclosure

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (8)

Core 8
Core References
Product, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-157/
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202105-14
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/04/1
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5171

Scores

CVSS v3 3.7
EPSS 0.1051
EPSS Percentile 93.3%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-125
Status published
Products (5)
debian/debian_linux 10.0
debian/debian_linux 11.0
fedoraproject/fedora 33
fedoraproject/fedora 34
squid-cache/squid < 4.14
Published Mar 09, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026