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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2021.0570
Category:Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2021-0570)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'privoxy' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2021-0570 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'privoxy' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2021-0570 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Updated privoxy packages fix security vulnerabilities:

A security issue has been found in Privoxy before version 3.0.33.
get_url_spec_param() did not free memory of compiled pattern spec
before bailing (CVE-2021-44540).

A security issue has been found in Privoxy before version 3.0.33.
process_encrypted_request_headers() did not free header memory when
failing to get the request destination (CVE-2021-44541).

A security issue has been found in Privoxy before version 3.0.33.
send_http_request() leaked memory when handling errors (CVE-2021-44542).

A security issue has been found in Privoxy before version 3.0.33.
cgi_error_no_template() did not encode the template name, which could
lead to cross-site scripting when Privoxy is configured to service, serve the
user-manual itself (CVE-2021-44543).

Affected Software/OS:
'privoxy' package(s) on Mageia 8.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
5.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2021-44540
https://www.privoxy.org/3.0.33/user-manual/whatsnew.html,
https://www.privoxy.org/gitweb/?p=privoxy.git;a=commit;h=652b4b7cb0
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2021-44541
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2021-44542
https://www.privoxy.org/gitweb/?p=privoxy.git;a=commit;h=c48d1d6d08
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2021-44543
https://www.privoxy.org/gitweb/?p=privoxy.git;a=commit;h=0e668e9409c
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