CVE-2021-20216 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in Privoxy

CWE-400 — Uncontrolled Resource ConsumptionCWE-401 — Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime6 documents5 sources
Severity
7.5HIGHNVD
EPSS
1.7%
top 17.90%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
PrivoxyDebian Privoxy
Timeline
PublishedMar 25
Latest updateMay 24

Description

A flaw was found in Privoxy in versions before 3.0.31. A memory leak that occurs when decompression fails unexpectedly may lead to a denial of service. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages5 packages

▶debiandebian/privoxy< privoxy 3.0.31-1 (bookworm)
▶NVDprivoxy/privoxy< 3.0.31
▶Debianprivoxy/privoxy< 3.0.31-1+3
▶Ubuntuprivoxy/privoxy< 3.0.24-1ubuntu0.1+3
▶CVEListV5privoxy/privoxyprivoxy 3.0.31

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-3429-2hmm-5vvx: A flaw was found in Privoxy in versions before 3↗2022-05-24
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OSV
CVE-2021-20216: A flaw was found in Privoxy in versions before 3↗2021-03-25
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OSV
privoxy vulnerabilities↗2021-03-22
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Ubuntu
Privoxy vulnerabilities↗2021-03-22
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Debian
CVE-2021-20216: privoxy - A flaw was found in Privoxy in versions before 3.0.31. A memory leak that occurs...↗2021
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