CVE-2021-32565 json
HTTP Request Smuggling, content length with invalid charters
published 2021-06-29 5 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2021-19407
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.1%
- EPSS 2.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 82%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Invalid values in the Content-Length header sent to Apache Traffic Server allows an attacker to smuggle requests. This issue affects Apache Traffic Server 7.0.0 to 7.1.12, 8.0.0 to 8.1.1, 9.0.0 to 9.0.1.
Patch / fix
- trafficserver Debian 12 8.1.1+ds-1.1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2021-32565
Exploit prediction
2.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Affected products
- Apache Software Foundation Apache Traffic Server
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-444 Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests
References
-
debian.org
/security/2021/dsa-4957
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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lists.apache.org
/thread.html/ra1a41ff92a70d25bf576d7da2590575e8ff430393a3f4a0c34de4277%40%3Cusers.trafficserver.apache.org%3E
mailing-list, vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2021-32565
- NVD CVE-2021-32565
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