DEBIAN-CVE-2016-1983

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-1983
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-1983.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-1983
Upstream
Published
2016-01-27T20:59:04.297Z
Modified
2025-11-19T01:19:09.384228Z
Severity
  • 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

The client_host function in parsers.c in Privoxy before 3.0.24 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid read and crash) via an empty HTTP Host header.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / privoxy

Package

Name
privoxy
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/privoxy?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.0.24-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-1983.json"

Debian:12 / privoxy

Package

Name
privoxy
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/privoxy?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.0.24-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-1983.json"

Debian:13 / privoxy

Package

Name
privoxy
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/privoxy?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.0.24-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-1983.json"

Debian:14 / privoxy

Package

Name
privoxy
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/privoxy?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.0.24-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-1983.json"