01 Record
CVE-2021-28543
Varnish varnish-modules before 0.17.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon restart) in some configurations. This does not affect organizations that only install the Varnish
MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base score4.0 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AC:H/AV:N/A:L/C:N/I:N/PR:N/S:C/UI:N
02 Description
Varnish varnish-modules before 0.17.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon restart) in some configurations. This does not affect organizations that only install the Varnish
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 1.49% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 73.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2021-03-16 14:43Z5 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-03 21:47Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2021-03-16
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 4.0)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AC:H/AV:N/A:L/C:N/I:N/PR:N/S:C/UI:N
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- cdfa2774e250a57c715b870d808e15b8b4e57079b4c88e762ad03178441b67fa
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- varnish-cache.orghttps://varnish-cache.org/security/VSV00006.html
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2021-2ad352ec70https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OPFBRQUJNWHCB3GQHSSAPRLQU6Q6PY43/