High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Jan 27, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-1983
CVE-2016-1983
Description
The client_host function in parsers.c in Privoxy before 3.0.24 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid read and crash) via an empty HTTP Host header.
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References
7- www.privoxy.org/announce.txtnvdVendor Advisory
- ijbswa.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/ijbswa/current/parsers.cnvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176475.htmlnvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176492.htmlnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3460nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/21/4nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/22/3nvd
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