PT-2020-6427

CVE-2021-20209

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Published

2020-08-30

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Updated

2024-10-14

Description by

CVSS 3.1
7.5
High
MetricsAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Privoxy versions prior to 3.0.29
Description A memory leak issue was found in the show-status CGI handler when no action files are configured. This issue can be exploited by a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.
Recommendations For versions prior to 3.0.29, update to version 3.0.29 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the show-status CGI handler until a patch is available.
Exploitability
Fix
Impacts
Researchers
Vendors
Affected products
Related identifiers
ALT-PU-2021-1116
ALT-PU-2024-13795
DLA-2548-1
USN-4886-1
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