Description
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in pcrs.c in Privoxy before 3.0.23 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault or memory consumption) via unspecified vectors.
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 ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | privoxy | 3.0.21-7 | — |
| Debian 13 | privoxy | 3.0.21-7 | — |
| Debian 12 | privoxy | 3.0.21-7 | — |
| Debian 7 | privoxy | 3.0.19-2+deb7u2 | DSA-3145-1 |
| Debian 6.0 | privoxy | 3.0.16-1+deb6u1 | DLA-142-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | privoxy | 3.0.26-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:10494-1 |
Advisories 3
- DSA-3145-1 privoxy - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- DLA-142-1 privoxy - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10494-1 privoxy-3.0.26-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
References
- [oss-security] 20150126 CVE request for Privoxy mailing-list
- 62899 third-party-advisory
- DSA-3145 vendor-advisory
- 62775 third-party-advisory
- http://ijbswa.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/ijbswa/current/ChangeLog?revision=1.197&view=markup
- http://ijbswa.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/ijbswa/current/pcrs.c?r1=1.46&r2=1.47
- [oss-security] 20150127 Re: CVE request for Privoxy mailing-list
- openSUSE-SU-2015:0230 vendor-advisory