SB2021020104 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Privoxy 



SB2021020104 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Privoxy

Published: February 1, 2021 Updated: February 7, 2021

Security Bulletin ID SB2021020104
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
  • Low
  • Medium
  • High
  • Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Reachable Assertion (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-20217)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a reachable assertion. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted CGI request to the affected server and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


2) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-20216)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform DoS attack on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due memory leak during decompression. A remote attacker can send specially crafted request to the web server and perform denial of service attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.