Candidate: CVE-2016-1983
PublicDate: 2016-01-27 20:59:00 UTC
References:
 https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1983
 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/21/4
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.
Ubuntu-Description:
 It was discovered that privoxy has out-of-bound read bug. An attacker could
 use this vulnerability to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly
 execute arbitrary code.
Notes:
Bugs:
Priority: medium
Discovered-by:
Assigned-to: mikesalvatore
CVSS:
 nvd: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H [7.5 HIGH]

Patches_privoxy:
 upstream: http://ijbswa.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/ijbswa/current/parsers.c?r1=1.302&r2=1.303
upstream_privoxy: released (3.0.24-1)
precise_privoxy: ignored (reached end-of-life)
precise/esm_privoxy: DNE (precise was needed)
trusty_privoxy: released (3.0.21-7+debu1build0.14.04.1)
trusty/esm_privoxy: released (3.0.21-7+debu1build0.14.04.1)

vivid_privoxy: released (3.0.21-7+deb8u1build0.15.04.1)
vivid/stable-phone-overlay_privoxy: DNE
vivid/ubuntu-core_privoxy: DNE
wily_privoxy: ignored (reached end-of-life)
xenial_privoxy: not-affected (3.0.24-1)
yakkety_privoxy: not-affected (3.0.24-1)
zesty_privoxy: not-affected (3.0.24-1)
artful_privoxy: not-affected (3.0.24-1)
bionic_privoxy: not-affected (3.0.24-1)
devel_privoxy: not-affected (3.0.24-1)