#VU50976 Out-of-bounds read in privoxy - CVE-2021-20275
Published: February 28, 2021 / Updated: March 6, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU50976
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-20275
CWE-ID: CWE-125
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 gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the chunked_body_is_complete() function. A remote attacker can send specially crafted data to the application, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.