Arch Linux alert ASA-201601-27 (privoxy)

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Levente Polyak <anthraxx@archlinux.org> 
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arch-security@archlinux.org 
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[arch-security] [ASA-201601-27] privoxy: denial of service 
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Mon, 25 Jan 2016 15:30:48 +0100
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Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-201601-27
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Severity: Medium
Date    : 2016-01-25
CVE-ID  : CVE-2016-1982 CVE-2016-1983
Package : privoxy
Type    : denial of service
Remote  : Yes
Link    : https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/CVE

Summary
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The package privoxy before version 3.0.24-1 is vulnerable to denial of
service.

Resolution
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Upgrade to 3.0.24-1.

# pacman -Syu "privoxy>=3.0.24-1"

The problems have been fixed upstream in version 3.0.24.

Workaround
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None.

Description
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- CVE-2016-1982 (denial of service)

A vulnerability was discovered in a way the privoxy deals with corrupted
chunk-encoded content. A maliciously crafted input can result in a
remote denial of service.

- CVE-2016-1983 (denial of service)

A vulnerability was found in a way the privoxy processes specific client
requests. A request with "Host" header empty could result in an invalid
read.

Impact
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A remote attacker is able to craft special input that, when processed,
is leading to denial of service.

References
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https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1982
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1983
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q1/179