UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1983

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-1983
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1983.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1983
Upstream
Withdrawn
2025-07-18T16:43:25Z
Published
2016-01-27T20:59:00Z
Modified
2025-07-16T08:18:57.135578Z
Severity
  • 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / privoxy

Package

Name
privoxy
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/privoxy@3.0.24-1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.0.24-1

Affected versions

3.*

3.0.23-3
3.0.23-4
3.0.23-5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.0.24-1",
            "binary_name": "privoxy"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.0.24-1",
            "binary_name": "privoxy-dbgsym"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1983.json"