CVE-2021-44540 : A vulnerability was found in Privoxy which was fixed in get_url_spec

A vulnerability was found in Privoxy which was fixed in get_url_spec_param() by freeing memory of compiled pattern spec before bailing.

Published 2021-12-23 20:15:12

Updated 2022-01-06 16:15:16

Source Red Hat, Inc.

View at NVD, CVE.org

Products affected by CVE-2021-44540

Privoxy » Privoxy
Versions before (<) 3.0.33
cpe:2.3:a:privoxy:privoxy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions

EPSS FAQ

0.11%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 31 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source
5.0	MEDIUM	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P	10.0	2.9	NIST
Access Vector: Network Access Complexity: Low Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: None Integrity Impact: None Availability Impact: Partial
7.5	HIGH	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H	3.9	3.6	NIST
Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: None User Interaction: None Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: None Integrity: None Availability: High

CWE-401 Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, making the memory unavailable for reallocation and reuse.

Assigned by: secalert@redhat.com (Primary)

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