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CVE-2021-46784

squid: DoS when processing gopher server responses

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Severity

Important

Red Hat Product Security

7.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · June 23, 2022

Updated · November 22, 2025

Description

A vulnerability was found in squid (Web proxy cache server). This issue occurs due to improper buffer management while processing Gopher server responses. This flaw leads to a remote denial of service or a crash if it receives specially crafted network traffic, either by mistake or a malicious actor.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-617 · Reachable Assertion