{"id":"MGASA-2016-0055","summary":"Updated privoxy packages fix security vulnerabilities","details":"This update fixes two denial-of-service vulnerabilities that have been \ndiscovered in privoxy 3.0.23:\n\nThe remove_chunked_transfer_coding function in filters.c in Privoxy before \n3.0.24 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid read and \ncrash) via crafted chunk-encoded content. (CVE-2016-1982)\n\nThe client_host function in parsers.c in Privoxy before 3.0.24 allows remote \nattackers to cause a denial of service (invalid read and crash) via an empty \nHTTP Host header. (CVE-2016-1983)\n","modified":"2026-04-16T06:22:33.790408314Z","published":"2016-02-09T13:05:25Z","upstream":["CVE-2016-1982","CVE-2016-1983"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2016-0055.html"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=17566"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"privoxy","ecosystem":"Mageia:5","purl":"pkg:rpm/mageia/privoxy?arch=source&distro=mageia-5"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.0.23-1.1.mga5"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"section":"core"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2016-0055.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","credits":[{"name":"Mageia","contact":["https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Packages_Security_Team"],"type":"COORDINATOR"}]}