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CVSSv2

CVE-2016-1982

Published: 27/01/2016 Updated: 06/12/2016
CVSS v2 Base Score: 5 | Impact Score: 2.9 | Exploitability Score: 10
CVSS v3 Base Score: 7.5 | Impact Score: 3.6 | Exploitability Score: 3.9
VMScore: 445
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Vulnerability Summary

The remove_chunked_transfer_coding function in filters.c in Privoxy prior to 3.0.24 allows remote malicious users to cause a denial of service (invalid read and crash) via crafted chunk-encoded content.

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