Vulnerability · Published Mar 25, 2021 · Assigned by redhat

CVE-2021-20217

High 7.5

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in privoxy. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.4% (higher than 72% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS NVD)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.4%top 27.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

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.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Alpine:v3.20privoxy3.0.31-r0ALPINE-CVE-2021-20217
Alpine:v3.21privoxy3.0.31-r0ALPINE-CVE-2021-20217
Alpine:v3.22privoxy3.0.31-r0ALPINE-CVE-2021-20217
Alpine:v3.23privoxy3.0.31-r0ALPINE-CVE-2021-20217
Alpine:v3.24privoxy3.0.31-r0ALPINE-CVE-2021-20217
Debian:12privoxy3.0.31-1DEBIAN-CVE-2021-20217
Debian:13privoxy3.0.31-1DEBIAN-CVE-2021-20217
Debian:14privoxy3.0.31-1DEBIAN-CVE-2021-20217

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
n/a privoxy privoxy 3.0.31

Weakness: CWE-617

References