VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2021-20217
An assertion failure triggered by a crafted CGI request may lead to denial of service.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 1.37%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.37%). 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 3.0.31. An assertion failure triggered by a crafted CGI request may lead to denial of service. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.
- 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
- 1.37% probability · 70th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-617
- Affected
- privoxy/privoxy
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1923252Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-16Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1923252Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-16Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.