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Unscored Public exploit CVE-2013-2503 EUVD-2013-2449GHSA-xwv2-6j43-gjcx

Privoxy before 3.0.21 does not properly handle Proxy-Authenticate and Proxy-Authorization headers in the client-server data stream, which m…

Published Mar 11, 2013 · Updated Aug 6, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

Package: privoxy Ecosystem: Debian

Description

Privoxy before 3.0.21 does not properly handle Proxy-Authenticate and Proxy-Authorization headers in the client-server data stream, which makes it easier for remote HTTP servers to spoof the intended proxy service via a 407 (aka Proxy Authentication Required) HTTP status code.

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

Debian

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 privoxy 3.0.21-1 —
Debian 13 privoxy 3.0.21-1 —
Debian 12 privoxy 3.0.21-1 —

Public exploits

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Exploit-DB 1

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