SB2016012708 - Input validation error in www.privoxy privoxy
Published: January 27, 2016 Updated: July 28, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016012708
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-1982)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The remove_chunked_transfer_coding function in filters.c in Privoxy before 3.0.24 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid read and crash) via crafted chunk-encoded content.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176475.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176492.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3460
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/21/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/22/3
- http://www.privoxy.org/announce.txt