Is CVE-2021-31808 actively exploited?

CVE-2021-31808 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2024-11-21.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2021-31808?

CVE-2021-31808 has a CVSS score of 6.5 (MEDIUM severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2021-31808?

Patch guidance is available from squid-cache security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2021-31808.

CVE-2021-31808 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2021-31808?

7 products: squid-cache squid, squid-cache squid, debian debian linux, debian debian linux, netapp cloud manager, and 2 more.

Description

An issue was discovered in Squid before 4.15 and 5.x before 5.0.6. Due to an input-validation bug, it is vulnerable to a Denial of Service attack (against all clients using the proxy). A client sends an HTTP Range request to trigger this.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: low
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: none
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-190 · Integer Overflow

Metadata

Primary Vendor: SQUID-CACHE
Published: 5/27/2021
Last Modified: 11/21/2024
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

squid-cache : squidsquid-cache : squiddebian : debian_linuxdebian : debian_linuxnetapp : cloud_managerfedoraproject : fedorafedoraproject : fedora

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

Cite this page

CVE-2021-31808. CVEDatabase.com. Retrieved 1 May 2026. https://cvedatabase.com/cve/CVE-2021-31808

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CVE-2021-31808 vulnerability