CVE-2021-20216
Privoxy Memory Leak Denial of Service
Description
A flaw was found in Privoxy in versions before 3.0.31. A memory leak that occurs when decompression fails unexpectedly may lead to a denial of service. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.
INFO
Published Date :
March 25, 2021, 7:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 5:46 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
3.9
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2021-20216.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1923256 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-16 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/01/31/2 | Mailing List Release Notes Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.privoxy.org/3.0.31/user-manual/whatsnew.html | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1923256 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-16 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/01/31/2 | Mailing List Release Notes Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.privoxy.org/3.0.31/user-manual/whatsnew.html | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
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CVE-2021-20216 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1923256 Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-16 Added Reference https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/01/31/2 Added Reference https://www.privoxy.org/3.0.31/user-manual/whatsnew.html -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Reanalysis by [email protected]
Aug. 05, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CWE NIST CWE-401 -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 14, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-16 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-16 Third Party Advisory Removed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 08, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-16 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 27, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1923256 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1923256 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/01/31/2 No Types Assigned https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/01/31/2 Mailing List, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.privoxy.org/3.0.31/user-manual/whatsnew.html No Types Assigned https://www.privoxy.org/3.0.31/user-manual/whatsnew.html Release Notes, Vendor Advisory Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:privoxy:privoxy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.0.31 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-20216 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2021-20216
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.31 }} 0.08%
score
0.69572
percentile