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squid — security advisory
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.
- Products
- squid
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 4.17-r0, 5.0.6-r1, 5.2-r0
- CVEs
- CVE-2021-28116
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 22:03 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
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.
osv:ALPINE-CVE-2021-28116
squid
Fixed versions: 4.17-r0
squid
Fixed versions: 4.17-r0
squid
Fixed versions: 5.0.6-r1
squid
Fixed versions: 5.0.6-r1
squid
Fixed versions: 5.2-r0
squid
Fixed versions: 5.2-r0
squid
Fixed versions: 5.2-r0
squid
Fixed versions: 5.2-r0
squid
Fixed versions: 5.2-r0
squid
Fixed versions: 5.2-r0
squid
Fixed versions: 5.2-r0
squid
Fixed versions: 5.2-r0
squid
Fixed versions: 5.2-r0
squid
Fixed versions: 5.2-r0
Complete source record
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