ALPINE-CVE-2019-15892
Record from OSV · Published September 3, 2019
An issue was discovered in Varnish Cache before 6.0.4 LTS, and 6.1.x and 6.2.x before 6.2.1. An HTTP/1 parsing failure allows a remote attacker to trigger an assert by sending crafted HTTP/1 requests. The assert will cause an automatic restart with a clean cache, which makes it a Denial of Service attack.
Fixed versions
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| Package | Ecosystem | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| varnish | Alpine:v3.22 | 6.2.1-r0 |
| varnish | Alpine:v3.14 | 6.2.1-r0 |
| varnish | Alpine:v3.18 | 6.2.1-r0 |
| varnish | Alpine:v3.23 | 6.2.1-r0 |
| varnish | Alpine:v3.21 | 6.2.1-r0 |
| varnish | Alpine:v3.13 | 6.2.1-r0 |
| varnish | Alpine:v3.19 | 6.2.1-r0 |
| varnish | Alpine:v3.12 | 6.2.1-r0 |
| varnish | Alpine:v3.24 | 6.2.1-r0 |
| varnish | Alpine:v3.15 | 6.2.1-r0 |
| varnish | Alpine:v3.17 | 6.2.1-r0 |
| varnish | Alpine:v3.9 | 6.2.1-r0 |
5 more packages have a fixed version. See every fix in Lookup.
Risk scores
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.22 | varnish | 0, 3.0.0-r0, 3.0.0-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.14 | varnish | 0, 6.1.0-r0, 6.0.1-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.18 | varnish | 2.1.5-r0, 5.2.0-r0, 3.0.4-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | varnish | 2.1.5-r0, 3.0.0-r0, 3.0.0-r2 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | varnish | 2.1.5-r0, 3.0.5-r1, 6.2.0-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.13 | varnish | 0, 2.1.5-r0, 3.0.0-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.19 | varnish | 4.0.0-r2, 2.1.5-r0, 3.0.0-r2 |
| Alpine:v3.12 | varnish | 0, 3.0.0-r0, 3.0.0-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | varnish | 0 |
| Alpine:v3.15 | varnish | 6.1.0-r0, 6.0.0-r1, 5.2.1-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.17 | varnish | 3.0.2-r7, 3.0.0-r0, 6.1.0-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.9 | varnish | 2.1.5-r0, 3.0.0-r1, 3.0.0-r2 |
| Alpine:v3.16 | varnish | 6.0.0-r0, 6.1.1-r0, 6.0.1-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.20 | varnish | 3.0.5-r0, 2.1.5-r0, 0 |
| Alpine:v3.10 | varnish | 0, 2.1.5-r0, 3.0.2-r7 |
| Alpine:v3.11 | varnish | 3.0.3-r1, 6.2.0-r1, 6.2.0-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.8 | varnish | 0, 2.1.5-r0, 4.0.3-r0 |
Timeline
- Sep 3, 2019 CVE Published
- Jun 9, 2026 CVE Updated
- Aug 8, 2026 Distribution Patch
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