Vulnerability · Published Dec 23, 2021 · Assigned by redhat
CVE-2021-44542
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity memory leak in Privoxy. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.3% (higher than 70% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.3%top 30.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A memory leak vulnerability was found in Privoxy when handling errors.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.20 | privoxy | 3.0.33-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-44542 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | privoxy | 3.0.33-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-44542 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | privoxy | 3.0.33-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-44542 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | privoxy | 3.0.33-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-44542 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | privoxy | 3.0.33-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-44542 |
| Debian:12 | privoxy | 3.0.33-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-44542 |
| Debian:13 | privoxy | 3.0.33-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-44542 |
| Debian:14 | privoxy | 3.0.33-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-44542 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | privoxy | 3.0.33-1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-44542 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-401
References
- https://www.privoxy.org/3.0.33/user-manual/whatsnew.html%2C x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.privoxy.org/gitweb/?p=privoxy.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c48d1d6d08 x_refsource_MISC