UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1982

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1982

    Published: 27 Jan 2016Last Modified: 16 Jul 2025
    Upstream:
    CVE-2016-1982

    Summary:

    Details: 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: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-1982, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/21/4, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1982

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: privoxy

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=xenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.0.24-1

    Affected versions

    3.0.23-3
    3.0.23-4
    3.0.23-5

    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