PT-2021-13864 · Privoxy+4 · Privoxy+4

Pedro Sampaio · Published 2021-03-09 · Updated 2024-10-14 · CVE-2021-20272

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: privoxy versions prior to 3.0.32

Description: A flaw was found in the software, allowing an assertion failure to be triggered with a crafted CGI request, leading to a server crash. This issue can be exploited by attackers to cause a denial of service.

Recommendations: For versions prior to 3.0.32, update to version 3.0.32 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to CGI requests until a patch is applied.

Fix

Assertion Failure

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-617

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2021-1574

ALT-PU-2024-13795

CVE-2021-20272

DLA-2587-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2021:0443-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2021:0460-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2021_0443-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11193-1

USN-4886-1

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Linuxmint

Privoxy

Suse

Ubuntu

References · 45

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-4886-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-20272 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-20211 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-20209 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-20273 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-16 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-20275 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-20213 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-20215 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2021:0460-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2021:0443-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4886-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ALPINE-CVE-2021-20272 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2021-20272 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2021-20272 · Vendor Advisory