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CVE-2021-32762

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  • Published2021-10-04
  • WeaknessCWE-190 · CWE-680

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Description

Redis is an open source, in-memory database that persists on disk. The redis-cli command line tool and redis-sentinel service may be vulnerable to integer overflow when parsing specially crafted large multi-bulk network replies. This is a result of a vulnerability in the underlying hiredis library which does not perform an overflow check before calling the calloc() heap allocation function. This issue only impacts systems with heap allocators that do not perform their own overflow checks. Most modern systems do and are therefore not likely to be affected. Furthermore, by default redis-sentinel uses the jemalloc allocator which is also not vulnerable. The problem is fixed in Redis versions 6.2.6, 6.0.16 and 5.0.14.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2021-10-0418:15CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 18:48 UTC
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Versions per branch

NVD
Fedoraproject fedora
BranchAffectedFixed in
33.x= 33no fix published
34.x= 34no fix published
35.x= 35no fix published
Oracle communications operations monitor
BranchAffectedFixed in
4.3= 4.3no fix published
4.4= 4.4no fix published
5.0= 5.0no fix published
Redis
BranchAffectedFixed in
6.2≥ 6.2.0, < 6.2.66.2.6
6.0≥ 6.0.0, < 6.0.166.0.16
5.0≥ 5.0.0, < 5.0.145.0.14

3 more products in the sources.

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • CNACVSS 3.17.5read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 3.18.8read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.09read 2026-10-23
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-190, CWE-680read 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-190read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score2.6 %2026-10-22

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2021-10-04
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-32762?

Redis is an open source, in-memory database that persists on disk. The redis-cli command line tool and redis-sentinel service may be vulnerable to integer overflow when parsing specially crafted large multi-bulk network replies. This is a result of a vulnerability in the underlying hiredis library which does not perform an overflow check before calling the calloc() heap allocation function. This issue only impacts systems with heap allocators that do not perform their own overflow checks. Most modern systems do and are therefore not likely to be affected. Furthermore, by default redis-sentinel uses the jemalloc allocator which is also not vulnerable. The problem is fixed in Redis versions 6.2.6, 6.0.16 and 5.0.14.

Is CVE-2021-32762 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2021-32762 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 2.6% on 2026-10-22, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2021-32762?

CVE-2021-32762 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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