CVE-2015-1031 Use after free in n/a

High 7.5 Published 10 Feb 2015 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can exploit use-after-free flaws in Privoxy to potentially execute code or cause denial of service.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2015-1031?

CVE-2015-1031 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Feb 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Multiple use-after-free vulnerabilities in Privoxy before 3.0.22 allow remote attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors related to (1) the unmap function in list.c or (2) "two additional unconfirmed use-after-free complaints made by Coverity scan." NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-1031?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Privoxy Privoxy.

How do I fix CVE-2015-1031?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.

Is CVE-2015-1031 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-1031 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-1031, DSA-3133-1, GHSA-p49r-xm5f-3r8x.