7.5
HIGH
CVE-2021-27737
Apache Traffic Server Denial of Service (DoS) Vulnerability
Description

Apache Traffic Server 9.0.0 is vulnerable to a remote DOS attack on the experimental Slicer plugin.

INFO

Published Date :

May 14, 2021, 9:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 3:32 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-27737 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Apache traffic_server

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-27737 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-27737 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Apache Software Foundation https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r74f72650c3590478f028ea3a1b8cab2a33d20ad9ff407e894ca70525%40%3Cdev.trafficserver.apache.org%3E [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Apache Software Foundation https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r74f72650c3590478f028ea3a1b8cab2a33d20ad9ff407e894ca70525%40%3Cusers.trafficserver.apache.org%3E [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference Apache Software Foundation https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r74f72650c3590478f028ea3a1b8cab2a33d20ad9ff407e894ca70525@%3Cdev.trafficserver.apache.org%3E
    Removed Reference Apache Software Foundation https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r74f72650c3590478f028ea3a1b8cab2a33d20ad9ff407e894ca70525@%3Cannounce.trafficserver.apache.org%3E
    Removed Reference Apache Software Foundation https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r74f72650c3590478f028ea3a1b8cab2a33d20ad9ff407e894ca70525@%3Cusers.trafficserver.apache.org%3E
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    May. 25, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:9.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:9.0.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 21, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r74f72650c3590478f028ea3a1b8cab2a33d20ad9ff407e894ca70525%40%3Cannounce.trafficserver.apache.org%3E No Types Assigned https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r74f72650c3590478f028ea3a1b8cab2a33d20ad9ff407e894ca70525%40%3Cannounce.trafficserver.apache.org%3E Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r74f72650c3590478f028ea3a1b8cab2a33d20ad9ff407e894ca70525@%3Cannounce.trafficserver.apache.org%3E No Types Assigned https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r74f72650c3590478f028ea3a1b8cab2a33d20ad9ff407e894ca70525@%3Cannounce.trafficserver.apache.org%3E Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r74f72650c3590478f028ea3a1b8cab2a33d20ad9ff407e894ca70525@%3Cdev.trafficserver.apache.org%3E No Types Assigned https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r74f72650c3590478f028ea3a1b8cab2a33d20ad9ff407e894ca70525@%3Cdev.trafficserver.apache.org%3E Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r74f72650c3590478f028ea3a1b8cab2a33d20ad9ff407e894ca70525@%3Cusers.trafficserver.apache.org%3E No Types Assigned https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r74f72650c3590478f028ea3a1b8cab2a33d20ad9ff407e894ca70525@%3Cusers.trafficserver.apache.org%3E Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_server:9.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.28 }} 0.04%

score

0.65015

percentile

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