Resource management error in Apache Traffic Server - CVE-2021-32567
Published: June 30, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU54463
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-32567
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper management of internal resources within the application when processing HTTP/2 frames. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Affected software
Apache Traffic Server
trafficserver (Debian package)
trafficserver (Debian package)
How to mitigate CVE-2021-32567
Install updates from vendor's website.
Apache Traffic Server - addressed in versions 8.1.2, 9.0.2
trafficserver (Debian package) - update to 8.0.2+ds-1+deb10u5
trafficserver (Debian package) - update to 8.0.2+ds-1+deb10u5