VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2020-35502
Memory leaks when a response is buffered and the buffer limit is reached or Privoxy is running out of memory can lead to a system crash.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 2.35%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.35%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
A flaw was found in Privoxy in versions before 3.0.29. Memory leaks when a response is buffered and the buffer limit is reached or Privoxy is running out of memory can lead to a system crash.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.35% probability · 83th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-401
- Affected
- privoxy/privoxy
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1928749Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-16Third Party Advisory
- https://www.privoxy.org/3.0.29/user-manual/whatsnew.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1928749Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-16Third Party Advisory
- https://www.privoxy.org/3.0.29/user-manual/whatsnew.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.