#VU49173 Memory leak in privoxy - CVE-2021-20211
Published: December 29, 2020 / Updated: February 3, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU49173
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-20211
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
privoxy
privoxy
Software vendor:
privoxy
privoxy
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform DoS attack on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due memory leak when client tags are active. A remote attacker can force the application to leak memory and perform denial of service attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.