USN-5826-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5826-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-5826-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-5826-1
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Published
2023-01-25T13:10:00.152836Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:36:14Z
Summary
privoxy vulnerabilities
Details

Joshua Rogers discovered that Privoxy incorrectly handled memory allocation. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2021-44540)

Artem Ivanov discovered that Privoxy incorrectly handled input validations. An attacker could possibly use this issue to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. (CVE-2021-44543)

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / privoxy

Package

Name
privoxy
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/privoxy@3.0.26-5ubuntu0.3?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.0.26-5ubuntu0.3

Affected versions

3.*

3.0.26-3
3.0.26-4
3.0.26-5
3.0.26-5ubuntu0.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.0.26-5ubuntu0.3",
            "binary_name": "privoxy"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2021-44540"
        },
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2021-44543"
        }
    ]
}

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-5826-1.json"

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / privoxy

Package

Name
privoxy
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/privoxy@3.0.28-2ubuntu0.2?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.0.28-2ubuntu0.2

Affected versions

3.*

3.0.28-2
3.0.28-2ubuntu0.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.0.28-2ubuntu0.2",
            "binary_name": "privoxy"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2021-44540"
        },
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2021-44543"
        }
    ]
}

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-5826-1.json"