| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Privoxy 3.0.21. This impacts an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2015-1201. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Privoxy 3.0.21. This affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:
Privoxy before 3.0.22 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (file descriptor consumption) via unspecified vectors. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.
The weakness was shared 01/20/2015 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at secunia.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-1201 since 01/20/2015. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 88150 (FreeBSD : privoxy -- multiple vulnerabilities (89d4ed09-c3d7-11e5-b5fe-002590263bf5)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370209 (Privoxy File Descriptor Exhaustion Denial of Service Vulnerability).
Upgrading to version 3.0.22 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 years after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (100256), Tenable (88150) and Secunia (SA62123†). The entries VDB-68633 and VDB-68634 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.
Product
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.6
VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.6
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Exploiting
Class: Denial of serviceCWE: CWE-404
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Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Unproven
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Nessus ID: 88150
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : privoxy -- multiple vulnerabilities (89d4ed09-c3d7-11e5-b5fe-002590263bf5)
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Privoxy 3.0.22
Timeline
01/07/2015 🔍01/20/2015 🔍
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02/02/2015 🔍
01/26/2016 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: secunia.com⛔Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2015-1201 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-1201
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-68979
X-Force: 100256 - Privoxy unspecified denial of service, Medium Risk
Secunia: 62123 - Privoxy Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
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Entry
Created: 02/02/2015 09:47Updated: 11/30/2024 22:17
Changes: 02/02/2015 09:47 (63), 03/09/2019 08:38 (2), 11/30/2024 22:17 (18)
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