Reachable Assertion Affecting privoxy package, versions <3.0.31-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.11% (44th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN12-PRIVOXY-1557295
  • published2 Feb 2021
  • disclosed25 Mar 2021

Introduced: 2 Feb 2021

CVE-2021-20217  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-617  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:12 privoxy to version 3.0.31-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream privoxy package and not the privoxy package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:12 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in Privoxy in versions before 3.0.31. An assertion failure triggered by a crafted CGI request may lead to denial of service. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1