| Name | CVE-2016-1983 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-398-1, DSA-3460-1 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| privoxy (PTS) | bookworm | 3.0.34-1 | fixed |
| trixie | 4.0.0-2 | fixed | |
| forky, sid | 4.2.0-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| privoxy | source | squeeze | 3.0.16-1+deb6u2 | DLA-398-1 | ||
| privoxy | source | wheezy | 3.0.19-2+deb7u3 | DSA-3460-1 | ||
| privoxy | source | jessie | 3.0.21-7+deb8u1 | DSA-3460-1 | ||
| privoxy | source | (unstable) | 3.0.24-1 |
http://ijbswa.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/ijbswa/current/parsers.c?r1=1.302&r2=1.303
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/21/4