CVE-2021-20272

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Published Mar 9, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 2.1% KEV · Not listed

Description

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.

Affected Products

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

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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privoxy

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`privoxy 3.0.32`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

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

Configuration 2 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DLA	DLA-2587-1	privoxy security update
EUVD	EUVD-2021-7706	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.
Ubuntu USN	USN-4886-1	Privoxy vulnerabilities

Metrics

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.

Exploit prediction score: 2.1% (2.108% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1936651
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/03/msg00009.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-16
https://www.privoxy.org/announce.txt

History

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Subscriptions

Debian Debian Linux

Privoxy Privoxy

Weaknesses

CWE-617

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 5:37 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: Mar 9, 2021, 1:10 PM
Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 5:37 PM
Reserved: Dec 17, 2020, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:33 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Mar 9, 2021, 2:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:33 AM

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