USN-5491-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5491-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-5491-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-5491-1
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Published
2022-06-22T14:03:19.120032Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:35:59Z
Summary
squid, squid3 vulnerability
Details

Joshua Rogers discovered that Squid incorrectly handled the Gopher protocol. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Squid to crash, resulting in a denial of service.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / squid3

Package

Name
squid3
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/squid3@3.5.27-1ubuntu1.13?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.5.27-1ubuntu1.13

Affected versions

3.*

3.5.23-5ubuntu1
3.5.23-5ubuntu2
3.5.27-1ubuntu1
3.5.27-1ubuntu1.1
3.5.27-1ubuntu1.2
3.5.27-1ubuntu1.3
3.5.27-1ubuntu1.4
3.5.27-1ubuntu1.5
3.5.27-1ubuntu1.6
3.5.27-1ubuntu1.7
3.5.27-1ubuntu1.8
3.5.27-1ubuntu1.9
3.5.27-1ubuntu1.10
3.5.27-1ubuntu1.11
3.5.27-1ubuntu1.12

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.5.27-1ubuntu1.13",
            "binary_name": "squid"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.5.27-1ubuntu1.13",
            "binary_name": "squid-cgi"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.5.27-1ubuntu1.13",
            "binary_name": "squid-common"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.5.27-1ubuntu1.13",
            "binary_name": "squid-purge"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.5.27-1ubuntu1.13",
            "binary_name": "squid3"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.5.27-1ubuntu1.13",
            "binary_name": "squidclient"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2021-46784",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / squid

Package

Name
squid
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/squid@4.10-1ubuntu1.6?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.10-1ubuntu1.6

Affected versions

4.*

4.8-1ubuntu2
4.8-1ubuntu3
4.9-2ubuntu1
4.9-2ubuntu2
4.9-2ubuntu3
4.9-2ubuntu4
4.10-1ubuntu1
4.10-1ubuntu1.1
4.10-1ubuntu1.2
4.10-1ubuntu1.3
4.10-1ubuntu1.4
4.10-1ubuntu1.5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "4.10-1ubuntu1.6",
            "binary_name": "squid"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.10-1ubuntu1.6",
            "binary_name": "squid-cgi"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.10-1ubuntu1.6",
            "binary_name": "squid-common"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.10-1ubuntu1.6",
            "binary_name": "squid-purge"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.10-1ubuntu1.6",
            "binary_name": "squidclient"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2021-46784",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / squid

Package

Name
squid
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/squid@5.2-1ubuntu4.1?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.2-1ubuntu4.1

Affected versions

4.*

4.13-10ubuntu5

5.*

5.2-1ubuntu1
5.2-1ubuntu3
5.2-1ubuntu4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "5.2-1ubuntu4.1",
            "binary_name": "squid"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.2-1ubuntu4.1",
            "binary_name": "squid-cgi"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.2-1ubuntu4.1",
            "binary_name": "squid-common"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.2-1ubuntu4.1",
            "binary_name": "squid-openssl"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.2-1ubuntu4.1",
            "binary_name": "squid-purge"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.2-1ubuntu4.1",
            "binary_name": "squidclient"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:22.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2021-46784",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}