CVE-2021-37147
Request Smuggling - LF line ending
Improper input validation vulnerability in header parsing of Apache Traffic Server allows an attacker to smuggle requests. This issue affects Apache Traffic Server 8.0.0 to 8.1.2 and 9.0.0 to 9.1.0.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used 7.5
Improper input validation vulnerability in header parsing of Apache Traffic Server allows an attacker to smuggle requests. This issue affects Apache Traffic Server 8.0.0 to 8.1.2 and 9.0.0 to 9.1.0.
- Record
CVE-2021-37147- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-20, CWE-444
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
Request Smuggling - LF line ending
Improper input validation vulnerability in header parsing of Apache Traffic Server allows an attacker to smuggle requests. This issue affects Apache Traffic Server 8.0.0 to 8.1.2 and 9.0.0 to 9.1.0.
- Record
CVE-2021-37147- Weakness
- CWE-20, CWE-444
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-23721No score
Improper input validation vulnerability in header parsing of Apache Traffic Server allows an attacker to smuggle requests. This issue affects Apache Traffic Server 8.0.0 to 8.1.2 and 9.0.0 to 9.1.0.
- Record
EUVD-2021-23721- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2c64-8v4j-vw3m 7.5
Improper input validation vulnerability in header parsing of Apache Traffic Server allows an...
Improper input validation vulnerability in header parsing of Apache Traffic Server allows an attacker to smuggle requests. This issue affects Apache Traffic Server 8.0.0 to 8.1.2 and 9.0.0 to 9.1.0.
- Record
GHSA-2c64-8v4j-vw3m- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV 7.5
Improper input validation vulnerability in header parsing of Apache Traffic Server allows an attacker to smuggle requests. This issue affects Apache Traffic Server 8.0.0 to 8.1.2 and 9.0.0 to 9.1.0.
- Record
CVE-2021-37147- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2021-37147 7.5
Improper input validation vulnerability in header parsing of Apache Traffic Server allows an attacker to smuggle requests. This issue affects Apache Traffic Server 8.0.0 to 8.1.2 and 9.0.0 to 9.1.0.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2021-37147- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVOESA-2021-1437 9.8
trafficserver security update
Apache Traffic Server is an OpenSource HTTP / HTTPS / HTTP/2 / QUIC reverse, forward and transparent proxy and cache.
Security Fix(es):
Improper input validation vulnerability in header parsing of Apache Traffic Server allows an attacker to smuggle requests. This issue affects Apache Traffic Server 8.0.0 to 8.1.2 and 9.0.0 to 9.1.0.(CVE-2021-37147)
Improper Input Validation vulnerability in header parsing of Apache Traffic Server allows an attacker to smuggle requests. This issue affects Apache Traffic Server 8.0.0 to 8.1.2 and 9.0.0 to 9.1.0.(CVE-2021-37149)
Improper Input Validation vulnerability in accepting socket connections in Apache Traffic Server allows an attacker to make the server stop accepting new connections. This issue affects Apache Traffic Server 5.0.0 to 9.1.0.(CVE-2021-41585)
Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow') vulnerability in the stats-over-http plugin of Apache Traffic Server allows an attacker to overwrite memory. This issue affects Apache Traffic Server 9.1.0.(CVE-2021-43082)
- Record
OESA-2021-1437- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2021-37147 7.5
Improper input validation vulnerability in header parsing of Apache Traffic Server allows an attacker to smuggle requests. This issue affects Apache Traffic Server 8.0.0 to 8.1.2 and 9.0.0 to 9.1.0.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2021-37147- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
trafficserverDebian:12 | before 9.1.1+ds-1 | 9.1.1+ds-1 |
trafficserverDebian:10 From an advisory covering 6 CVEs | before 8.0.2+ds-1+deb10u6, plus listed versions 8.0.2+ds-18.0.2+ds-1+deb10u18.0.2+ds-1+deb10u28.0.2+ds-1+deb10u38.0.2+ds-1+deb10u48.0.2+ds-1+deb10u5 | 8.0.2+ds-1+deb10u6 |
trafficserverDebian:11 From an advisory covering 6 CVEs | before 8.1.1+ds-1.1+deb11u1, plus listed versions 8.1.1+ds-1.1 | 8.1.1+ds-1.1+deb11u1 |
trafficserveropenEuler:20.03-LTS-SP1 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs | before 9.1.0-4.oe1 | 9.1.0-4.oe1 |
trafficserveropenEuler:20.03-LTS-SP2 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs | before 9.1.0-4.oe1 | 9.1.0-4.oe1 |
trafficserverUbuntu:16.04:LTS | All versions, plus listed versions 5.3.0-2ubuntu15.3.0-2ubuntu2 | None known |
trafficserverUbuntu:18.04:LTS | All versions, plus listed versions 7.0.0-57.1.2+ds-27.1.2+ds-2build17.1.2+ds-3 | None known |
trafficserverUbuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS | All versions, plus listed versions 8.0.5+ds-18.0.5+ds-28.0.5+ds-2build18.0.5+ds-2ubuntu18.0.5+ds-38.0.5+ds-3ubuntu0.1~esm1 | None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-37147 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Apache Traffic Server, published November 3, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.52%, the 85th percentile. Fixed in trafficserver 9.1.1+ds-1.
References
lists.apache.org/thread/k01797hyncx53659wr3o72s5cvkc3164
debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5153
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-37147
github.com/advisories/GHSA-2c64-8v4j-vw3m
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-37147
openeuler.org/en/security/safety-bulletin/detail.html?id=openEuler-SA-2021-1437
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nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-37149
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-41585
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-43082
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-37147
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/11/02/11
github.com/apache/trafficserver/commit/64f25678bfbbd1433cce703e3c43bcc49a53de56
github.com/apache/trafficserver/commit/5cad961c87cb07fbb8fa6890685d9878a169378d
github.com/apache/trafficserver/pull/8460
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-37147