SB2013031202 - Fedora EPEL 6 update for privoxy



SB2013031202 - Fedora EPEL 6 update for privoxy

Published: March 12, 2013 Updated: April 24, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2013031202
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-2503)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.

Privoxy before 3.0.21 does not properly handle Proxy-Authenticate and Proxy-Authorization headers in the client-server data stream, which makes it easier for remote HTTP servers to spoof the intended proxy service via a 407 (aka Proxy Authentication Required) HTTP status code.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.