| 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, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-398-1, DSA-3460-1 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| privoxy (PTS) | bullseye | 3.0.32-2+deb11u1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 3.0.34-1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 3.0.34-6 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
Notes
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