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CVE-2021-20213

A flaw was found in Privoxy in versions before 3.0.29. Dereference of a NULL-pointer that could...

7.5 HighFix available

A flaw was found in Privoxy in versions before 3.0.29. Dereference of a NULL-pointer that could result in a crash if accept-intercepted-requests was enabled, Privoxy failed to get the request destination from the Host header and a memory allocation failed.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

1.57%Up 0.9 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

A flaw was found in Privoxy in versions before 3.0.29. Dereference of a NULL-pointer that could result in a crash if accept-intercepted-requests was enabled, Privoxy failed to get the request destination from the Host header and a memory allocation failed.

Record
CVE-2021-20213
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0
4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness
CWE-476
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

A flaw was found in Privoxy in versions before 3.0.29. Dereference of a NULL-pointer that could result in a crash if accept-intercepted-requests was enabled, Privoxy failed to get the request destination from the Host header and a memory allocation failed.

Record
CVE-2021-20213
Weakness
CWE-476
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-7656 No score

A flaw was found in Privoxy in versions before 3.0.29. Dereference of a NULL-pointer that could result in a crash if accept-intercepted-requests was enabled, Privoxy failed to get the request destination from the Host header and a memory allocation failed.

Record
EUVD-2021-7656
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gwg6-gwm3-3g4w No score

A flaw was found in Privoxy in versions before 3.0.29. Dereference of a NULL-pointer that could...

A flaw was found in Privoxy in versions before 3.0.29. Dereference of a NULL-pointer that could result in a crash if accept-intercepted-requests was enabled, Privoxy failed to get the request destination from the Host header and a memory allocation failed.

Record
GHSA-gwg6-gwm3-3g4w
Weakness
CWE-476
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2021-20213 7.5

A flaw was found in Privoxy in versions before 3.0.29. Dereference of a NULL-pointer that could result in a crash if accept-intercepted-requests was enabled, Privoxy failed to get the request destination from the Host header and a memory allocation failed.

Record
ALPINE-CVE-2021-20213
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 7.5

A flaw was found in Privoxy in versions before 3.0.29. Dereference of a NULL-pointer that could result in a crash if accept-intercepted-requests was enabled, Privoxy failed to get the request destination from the Host header and a memory allocation failed.

Record
CVE-2021-20213
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2021-20213 7.5

A flaw was found in Privoxy in versions before 3.0.29. Dereference of a NULL-pointer that could result in a crash if accept-intercepted-requests was enabled, Privoxy failed to get the request destination from the Host header and a memory allocation failed.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2021-20213
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2021-20213 7.5

A flaw was found in Privoxy in versions before 3.0.29. Dereference of a NULL-pointer that could result in a crash if accept-intercepted-requests was enabled, Privoxy failed to get the request destination from the Host header and a memory allocation failed.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2021-20213
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-4886-1 No score

privoxy vulnerabilities

It was discovered that Privoxy incorrectly handled CGI requests. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2020-35502, CVE-2021-20209, CVE-2021-20210, CVE-2021-20213, CVE-2021-20215, CVE-2021-20216, CVE-2021-20217, CVE-2021-20272, CVE-2021-20273, CVE-2021-20275)

It was discovered that Privoxy incorrectly handled certain regular expressions. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2021-20212, CVE-2021-20276)

It was discovered that Privoxy incorrectly handled client tags. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Privoxy to consume resources, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.10. (CVE-2021-20211)

It was discovered that Privoxy incorrectly handled client tags. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Privoxy to consume resources, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.10. (CVE-2021-20214)

Record
USN-4886-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
privoxy
Alpine:v3.12
before 3.0.29-r0
3.0.29-r0
privoxy
Alpine:v3.13
before 3.0.29-r0
3.0.29-r0
privoxy
Alpine:v3.14
before 3.0.29-r0
3.0.29-r0
privoxy
Alpine:v3.15
before 3.0.29-r0
3.0.29-r0
privoxy
Alpine:v3.16
before 3.0.29-r0
3.0.29-r0
privoxy
Alpine:v3.17
before 3.0.29-r0
3.0.29-r0
privoxy
Alpine:v3.18
before 3.0.29-r0
3.0.29-r0
privoxy
Alpine:v3.19
before 3.0.29-r0
3.0.29-r0
privoxy
Alpine:v3.20
before 3.0.29-r0
3.0.29-r0
privoxy
Alpine:v3.21
before 3.0.29-r0
3.0.29-r0
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
privoxy
Alpine:v3.22
before 3.0.29-r0
3.0.29-r0
privoxy
Alpine:v3.23
before 3.0.29-r0
3.0.29-r0
privoxy
Alpine:v3.24
before 3.0.29-r0
3.0.29-r0
privoxy
Debian:12
before 3.0.29-1
3.0.29-1
privoxy
Debian:13
before 3.0.29-1
3.0.29-1
privoxy
Debian:14
before 3.0.29-1
3.0.29-1
privoxy
Debian:9
From an advisory covering 9 CVEs
before 3.0.26-3+deb9u1, plus listed versions
3.0.26-3
3.0.26-3+deb9u1
privoxy
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS
before 3.0.21-7+deb8u1ubuntu0.1~esm1, plus listed versions
3.0.21-13.0.21-23.0.21-7+deb8u1build0.14.04.1
3.0.21-7+deb8u1ubuntu0.1~esm1
privoxy
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
before 3.0.24-1ubuntu0.1, plus listed versions
3.0.23-33.0.23-43.0.23-53.0.24-1
3.0.24-1ubuntu0.1
privoxy
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
before 3.0.26-5ubuntu0.1, plus listed versions
3.0.26-33.0.26-43.0.26-5
3.0.26-5ubuntu0.1
privoxy
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
before 3.0.28-2ubuntu0.1, plus listed versions
3.0.28-2
3.0.28-2ubuntu0.1
privoxy
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 14 CVEs
before 3.0.21-7+deb8u1ubuntu0.1~esm1, plus listed versions
3.0.21-13.0.21-23.0.21-7+deb8u1build0.14.04.1
3.0.21-7+deb8u1ubuntu0.1~esm1
privoxy
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 14 CVEs
before 3.0.24-1ubuntu0.1, plus listed versions
3.0.23-33.0.23-43.0.23-53.0.24-1
3.0.24-1ubuntu0.1
privoxy
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 14 CVEs
before 3.0.26-5ubuntu0.1, plus listed versions
3.0.26-33.0.26-43.0.26-5
3.0.26-5ubuntu0.1
privoxy
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 14 CVEs
before 3.0.28-2ubuntu0.1, plus listed versions
3.0.28-2
3.0.28-2ubuntu0.1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2021-20213 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Privoxy, published February 3, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.57%, the 75th percentile. Fixed in privoxy 3.0.29-r0.

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