Squid before 4.15 and 5.x before 5.0.6 allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (affecting availability to all clients) via an HTTP response. The issue trigger is a header that can be expected to exist in HTTP traffic without any malicious intent by the server.
CVE-2021-33620
Score elevated to 8.8 because EPSS predicts 80% probability of exploitation within the next 30 days (top 0.4% of all CVEs). NVD baseline CVSS 6.5 retained for reference. Confidence: see factors.
- High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 80%
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 6.5
- EG Score
- 8.8(high)
- EG Risk
- 76(Track)EG Risk 76/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity88% × 45%Exploitation80% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 80%
- EPSS %ILE
- 100%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
May 28, 2021
Last Modified
November 21, 2024
References (16)
- cve@mitrehttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/14
- cve@mitrehttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/11/3
- cve@mitrehttp://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v4/changesets/squid-4-1e05a85bd28c22c9ca5d3ac9f5e86d6269ec0a8c.patch
- cve@mitrehttp://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v5/changesets/squid-5-8af775ed98bfd610f9ce762fe177e01b2675588c.patch
- cve@mitrehttps://github.com/squid-cache/squid/security/advisories/GHSA-572g-rvwr-6c7f
- cve@mitrehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/06/msg00014.html
- cve@mitrehttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LSQ3U54ZCNXR44QRPW3AV2VCS6K3TKCF/
- cve@mitrehttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/T4EPIWUZDJAXADDHVOPKRBTQHPBR6H66/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/14
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/11/3
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v4/changesets/squid-4-1e05a85bd28c22c9ca5d3ac9f5e86d6269ec0a8c.patch
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v5/changesets/squid-5-8af775ed98bfd610f9ce762fe177e01b2675588c.patch
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/squid-cache/squid/security/advisories/GHSA-572g-rvwr-6c7f
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/06/msg00014.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LSQ3U54ZCNXR44QRPW3AV2VCS6K3TKCF/
Patch Availability(1)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| redhat | squid:4-8050020210618131503.b4937e53 | 2021-11-09 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(16 across 16 ecosystems)
Alpine:v3.15(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| squid | — | 5.0.6-r0 | — |
Alpine:v3.16(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| squid | — | 5.0.6-r0 | — |
Alpine:v3.17(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| squid | — | 5.0.6-r0 | — |
Alpine:v3.18(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| squid | — | 5.0.6-r0 | — |
Alpine:v3.19(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| squid | — | 5.0.6-r0 | — |
Alpine:v3.20(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| squid | — | 5.0.6-r0 | — |
Alpine:v3.21(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| squid | — | 5.0.6-r0 | — |
Alpine:v3.22(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| squid | — | 5.0.6-r0 | — |
Alpine:v3.23(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| squid | — | 5.0.6-r0 | — |
Alpine:v3.24(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| squid | — | 5.0.6-r0 | — |
Debian:10(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| squid | 4.6-1 ... 4.6-1+deb10u5 (6 versions) | 4.6-1+deb10u6 | — |
Debian:11(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| squid | — | 4.13-10 | — |
Debian:12(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| squid | — | 4.13-10 | — |
Debian:13(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| squid | — | 4.13-10 | — |
Debian:14(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| squid | — | 4.13-10 | — |
Debian:9(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| squid3 | 3.5.23-5 ... 3.5.23-5+deb9u6 (7 versions) | 3.5.23-5+deb9u7 | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
All Vendor Advisories
(1)
Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 3× in last 7d / 17× in last 30d)
Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.
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