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CVE-2021-44540

Published: Dec 23, 2021Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-401
NVD MITRE
7.5CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
1.3%
Top 33.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

A vulnerability was found in Privoxy which was fixed in get_url_spec_param() by freeing memory of compiled pattern spec before bailing.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-401

Affected Products

Privoxyn/a
Debian GNU/LinuxСообщество свободного программного обеспечения
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
openSUSE TumbleweedNovell Inc.
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
OpenSUSE LeapNovell Inc.
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
РЕД ОСООО «Ред Софт»
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
сообщество свободного программного обеспеченияoss-projectOperating Systemsaka сообщество свободного программного обеспечения, fsf
novell inc.commercialUSOperating Systems
ооо «ред софт»commercialRUOperating Systemsaka red soft
and 3 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

https://www.privoxy.org/3.0.33/user-manual/whatsnew.html%2C
privoxy.org
https://www.privoxy.org/gitweb/?p=privoxy.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=652b4b7cb0
privoxy.org
https://www.privoxy.org/gitweb/?p=privoxy.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=652b4b7cb0
privoxy.org
and 4 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Dec 23, 2021
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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