CVE-2021-32565
Invalid values in the Content-Length header sent to Apache Traffic Server allows an attacker to smuggle requests.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.14%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 2.14% probability · 82th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-444
- Affected
- apache/traffic server · debian/debian linux
- Source
- security@apache.org
EPSS 2.1% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ra1a41ff92a70d25bf576d7da2590575e8ff430393a3f4a0c34de4277%40%3Cusers.trafficserver.apache.org%3EMailing List, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4957Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ra1a41ff92a70d25bf576d7da2590575e8ff430393a3f4a0c34de4277%40%3Cusers.trafficserver.apache.org%3EMailing List, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4957Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.