PT-2021-13841

CVE-2021-20210

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Published

2021-01-22

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Updated

2026-10-31

Description by

CVSS 2.0
7.8
High
MetricsAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Privoxy versions prior to 3.0.29
Description: A memory leak in the show-status CGI handler can occur when no filter files are configured, potentially leading to a system crash. This issue affects Privoxy and can be exploited by attackers to cause a system crash.
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 configuring filter files to prevent the memory leak in the show-status CGI handler.
Exploitability
Fix
Impacts
Researchers
Vendors
Affected products
Related identifiers
ALT-PU-2021-1116
ALT-PU-2024-13795
CLEANSTART-2023-VE17051
DLA-2548-1
USN-4886-1
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