CVE-2021-20217 (GCVE-0-2021-20217)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-03-25 18:57 – Updated: 2024-08-03 17:30
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A flaw was found in Privoxy in versions before 3.0.31. An assertion failure triggered by a crafted CGI request may lead to denial of service. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.
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n/a privoxy Affected: privoxy 3.0.31
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