CVE-2016-1982
HIGH7.5EPSS 2.4%privoxy - security update
Published: 1/27/2016Modified: 4/28/2026
Description
The remove_chunked_transfer_coding function in filters.c in Privoxy before 3.0.24 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid read and crash) via crafted chunk-encoded content.
Affected packages (3)
- Debian/privoxyfrom 0, < 3.0.24-1
- Debian/privoxyfrom 0, < 3.0.16-1+deb6u2
- Debian/privoxyfrom 0, < 3.0.19-2+deb7u3
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |