HTTP Request Smuggling Affecting varnish package, versions <6.2.1-2ubuntu0.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.36% (73rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2004-VARNISH-1319025
  • published15 Jul 2021
  • disclosed14 Jul 2021

Introduced: 14 Jul 2021

CVE-2021-36740  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-444  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:20.04 varnish to version 6.2.1-2ubuntu0.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream varnish package and not the varnish package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:20.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

Varnish Cache, with HTTP/2 enabled, allows request smuggling and VCL authorization bypass via a large Content-Length header for a POST request. This affects Varnish Enterprise 6.0.x before 6.0.8r3, and Varnish Cache 5.x and 6.x before 6.5.2, 6.6.x before 6.6.1, and 6.0 LTS before 6.0.8.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1