MGASA-2016-0055

    Dashboard / Vulnerabilities / MGASA-2016-0055

    MGASA-2016-0055

    Published: 9 Feb 2016Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary: Updated privoxy packages fix security vulnerabilities

    Details: This update fixes two denial-of-service vulnerabilities that have been discovered in privoxy 3.0.23: 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. (CVE-2016-1982) The client_host function in parsers.c in Privoxy before 3.0.24 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid read and crash) via an empty HTTP Host header. (CVE-2016-1983)

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2016-0055.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=17566

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: privoxy

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/privoxy?arch=source&distro=mageia-5

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.0.23-1.1.mga5

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
    MGASA-2016-0055 | CVE-DB