CVE-2016-1982 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Privoxy versions prior to 3.0.24. Specifically, the remove_chunked_transfer_coding function in filters.c is susceptible to an invalid read and crash when processing specially crafted chunk-encoded content. This vulnerability carries a CVSS v3 score of 7.5 (High), indicating it can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, leading to a complete loss of availability for the affected Privoxy instance. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.0.23CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:privoxy:privoxy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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