Vulnerability in Privoxy
CVE-2021-20272
A flaw was found in privoxy before 3.0.32. An assertion failure could be triggered with a crafted CGI request leading to server crash.
EPSS: 0.021 (79.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Privoxy
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 9.0
- N/a Privoxy — versions privoxy 3.0.32
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-20272?
- CVE-2021-20272 is a high-severity vulnerability in Privoxy, classified under Reachable Assertion. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-03-09.
- How severe is CVE-2021-20272?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-20272 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.