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FreeBSD : privoxy -- multiple vulnerabilities (89d4ed09-c3d7-11e5-b5fe-002590263bf5)
high Nessus Plugin ID 88150
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Synopsis
The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update.Description
Privoxy Developers reports :Fixed a memory leak when rejecting client connections due to the socket limit being reached (CID 66382). This affected Privoxy 3.0.21 when compiled with IPv6 support (on most platforms this is the default).
Fixed an immediate-use-after-free bug (CID 66394) and two additional unconfirmed use-after-free complaints made by Coverity scan (CID 66391, CID 66376).
MITRE reports :
Privoxy before 3.0.22 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (file descriptor consumption) via unspecified vectors.
Solution
Update the affected package.See Also
https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=195468
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/11/1
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 88150
File Name: freebsd_pkg_89d4ed09c3d711e5b5fe002590263bf5.nasl
Version: 2.4
Type: Local
Family: FreeBSD Local Security Checks
Published: 1/26/2016
Updated: 1/4/2021
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.9
Percentile: 57.12
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:privoxy
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info
Patch Publication Date: 1/26/2016
Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/10/2015