vulnerability
Alpine Linux: CVE-2016-1983: privoxy security issues
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Jan 27, 2016 | Aug 30, 2017 | Oct 30, 2017 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Jan 27, 2016
Added
Aug 30, 2017
Modified
Oct 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
alpine-linux-upgrade-privoxy
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