Privoxy: Multiple vulnerabilities — GLSA 202107-16

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Privoxy, the worst of which could result in Denial of Service.

Affected packages

net-proxy/privoxy on all architectures
Affected versions < 3.0.32
Unaffected versions >= 3.0.32

Background

Privoxy is a web proxy with advanced filtering capabilities for enhancing privacy.

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in privoxy. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

An attacker could cause a possible Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Privoxy users should upgrade to the latest version:

 # emerge --sync
 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-proxy/privoxy-3.0.32"
 

References

Release date
July 08, 2021

Latest revision
July 08, 2021: 1

Severity
normal

Exploitable
remote

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