SB2015012714 - Input validation error in privoxy (Alpine package)

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.

1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-1031)

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green

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

Multiple use-after-free vulnerabilities in Privoxy before 3.0.22 allow remote attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors related to (1) the unmap function in list.c or (2) "two additional unconfirmed use-after-free complaints made by Coverity scan." NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information. <a href="http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/416.html">CWE-416: Use After Free</a>

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=0ffbacb736c1ec39d301cf1fe71b6ef176d8cf06
• https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=5c3814ef267959e82b537a3364aa29ab38667acc
• https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=8b765bdd7c31ecf1ea1e117248905f522a0ac431