FKIE_CVE-2015-1030

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2015-01-20 15:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:21
Severity
Summary
Memory leak in the rfc2553_connect_to function in jbsocket.c in Privoxy before 3.0.22 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large number of requests that are rejected because the socket limit is reached.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/62123
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/11/1
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.privoxy.org/announce.txtPatch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/62123
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/11/1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.privoxy.org/announce.txtPatch, Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
privoxy privoxy *
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