Alpine Linux: CVE-2016-1983: privoxy security issues
5
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
01/27/2016
07/25/2018
08/30/2017
10/30/2017
Description
The client_host function in parsers.c in Privoxy before 3.0.24 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid read and crash) via an empty HTTP Host header.
Solution(s)
- alpine-linux-upgrade-privoxy
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