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Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2021-41611

An issue was discovered in Squid 5.0.6 through 5.1.x before 5.2. When validating an origin server or peer certificate, Squid may incorrectly classify certain certificates as trusted. This problem allows a remote server to obtain security trust well improperly. This indication of trust may be passed along to clients, allowing access to unsafe or hijacked services.

Products
squid
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
5.2-1
CVEs
CVE-2021-41611
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
1 Nov 2026, 01:05 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2021-41611

core-osv · Original source

Published 18 Oct 2021, 09:15 UTC

An issue was discovered in Squid 5.0.6 through 5.1.x before 5.2. When validating an origin server or peer certificate, Squid may incorrectly classify certain certificates as trusted. This problem allows a remote server to obtain security trust well improperly. This indication of trust may be passed along to clients, allowing access to unsafe or hijacked services.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2021-41611

squid

Fixed versions: 5.2-1

squid

Fixed versions: 5.2-1

squid

Fixed versions: 5.2-1

Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2021-41611",
  "method": "structured",
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    "summary": "An issue was discovered in Squid 5.0.6 through 5.1.x before 5.2. When validating an origin server or peer certificate, Squid may incorrectly classify certain certificates as trusted. This problem allows a remote server to obtain security trust well improperly. This indication of trust may be passed along to clients, allowing access to unsafe or hijacked services.",
    "evidence": "osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2021-41611",
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      "modified": "2026-10-23T18:04:15.772827049Z",
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
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}