Memory Leak Vulnerability in Privoxy Before Version 3.0.29
CVE-2021-20209

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Privoxy

Status
Privoxy
Vendor
CVE Published:
25 May 2021

What is CVE-2021-20209?

A memory leak has been identified in Privoxy’s show-status CGI handler, which occurs when no action files are configured. This issue can lead to increased memory use, potentially impacting performance and response times for users. It is advisable for users running Privoxy versions prior to 3.0.29 to upgrade to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability.

Affected Version(s)

privoxy before 3.0.29

References

https://www.privoxy.org/3.0.29/user-manual/whatsnew.html
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https://www.privoxy.org/gitweb/?p=privoxy.git%3Ba=commit%...
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1928726
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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