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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
fedoraprojectfedoraNot specified—
redhatenterprise_linuxNot specified—
redhatrhel_software_collectionsNot specified—
varnish-cachevarnish-modulesNot specified—
varnish-cachevarnish-modules_klarlackNot specified—

06 References