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CVE-2021-28116

Public on 2021-03-09
Modified on 2024-03-04
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.

Severity
Medium
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CVSS v3 Base Score
5.3
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory
Amazon Linux 2 - Core squid 2023-10-25 21:40 ALAS2-2023-2318
Amazon Linux 2 - Squid4 Extra squid 2023-08-21 20:59 ALAS2SQUID4-2023-004

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
NVD CVSSv2 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
NVD CVSSv3 3.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

References

Red Hat: CVE-2021-28116 Mitre: CVE-2021-28116 FAQs regarding Amazon Linux ALAS/CVE Severity