CVE-2016-1982

HIGH

Privoxy < 3.0.23 - Denial of Service via Chunk-Encoded Content

Title source: llm

Description

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.

References (6)

Core 6

Core References

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3460

Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/22/3

Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/21/4

Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_fedora

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176492.html

Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_fedora

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176475.html

Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

http://www.privoxy.org/announce.txt

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5

EPSS 0.0274

EPSS Percentile 84.4%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE

CWE-20

Status published

Products (1)

privoxy/privoxy < 3.0.23

Published Jan 27, 2016

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026