Memory Management Issue in Privoxy Affects Request Handling
CVE-2021-44541

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Privoxy

Status
Privoxy
Vendor
CVE Published:
23 December 2021

What is CVE-2021-44541?

A vulnerability exists in Privoxy due to improper memory management during the handling of encrypted request headers. Specifically, when the process fails to retrieve the request destination, the memory allocated for the headers is not released properly. This oversight can lead to memory leaks and may affect the application's overall stability and security. It's crucial for users to apply the latest updates to mitigate potential risks associated with this issue.

Affected Version(s)

Privoxy Privoxy 3.0.33

References

https://www.privoxy.org/3.0.33/user-manual/whatsnew.html%2C
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https://www.privoxy.org/gitweb/?p=privoxy.git%3Ba=commit%...
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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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