CVE-2021-44540
HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: December 23, 2021 at 07:48 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:12 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorPrivoxy
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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
Description
A vulnerability was found in Privoxy which was fixed in get_url_spec_param() by freeing memory of compiled pattern spec before bailing.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (2)
x_refsource_MISC
Source: [email protected]
https://www.privoxy.org/3.0.33/user-manual/whatsnew.html%2Cx_refsource_MISC
Source: [email protected]
https://www.privoxy.org/gitweb/?p=privoxy.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=652b4b7cb0CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-401
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