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Debian Security Advisory DSA 3145-1 (privoxy - security update)
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Debian Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
5.0
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
8 years ago
Modified
Modified
1 year ago
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities were discovered in Privoxy, a privacy enhancing HTTP proxy, which might result in denial of service.
Affected Software
Affected Software
privoxy on Debian Linux
Detection Method
Detection Method
This check tests the installed software version using the apt package manager.
Solution
Solution
For the stable distribution (wheezy), these problems have been fixed in version 3.0.19-2+deb7u2. For the upcoming stable distribution (jessie), these problems will be fixed soon. For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in version 3.0.21-7. We recommend that you upgrade your privoxy packages.