Memory Leak Vulnerability in Privoxy Affects Multiple Versions
CVE-2021-20216

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Privoxy

Status
Privoxy
Vendor
CVE Published:
25 March 2021

What is CVE-2021-20216?

A memory leak vulnerability has been identified in Privoxy versions prior to 3.0.31. This flaw occurs when the decompression process fails unexpectedly, resulting in excessive memory use that can ultimately lead to a denial of service. The primary impact of this vulnerability is on system availability, making it crucial for users to upgrade to the latest version to mitigate potential disruption to services.

Affected Version(s)

privoxy privoxy 3.0.31

References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1923256
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https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/01/31/2
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https://www.privoxy.org/3.0.31/user-manual/whatsnew.html
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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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