CVE-2021-44540 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

A vulnerability was found in Privoxy which was fixed in get_url_spec_param() by freeing memory of compiled pattern spec before bailing.

Published: 2021-12-23

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

Privoxy

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`Privoxy 3.0.33`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:privoxy:privoxy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DLA	DLA-2844-1	privoxy security update
EUVD	EUVD-2021-31371	A vulnerability was found in Privoxy which was fixed in get_url_spec_param() by freeing memory of compiled pattern spec before bailing.
Ubuntu USN	USN-5826-1	Privoxy vulnerabilities

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00433.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://www.privoxy.org/3.0.33/user-manual/whatsnew.html%2C
https://www.privoxy.org/gitweb/?p=privoxy.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=652b4b7cb0

History

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Subscriptions

Privoxy Privoxy

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2021-12-23T19:48:42.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T04:25:16.799Z

Reserved: 2021-12-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-44540

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-12-23T20:15:11.940

Modified: 2024-11-21T06:31:11.640

Link: CVE-2021-44540

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-401

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