CVE-2015-1201 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Privoxy by consuming file descriptors, affecting proxy server availability.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2015-1201?
CVE-2015-1201 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Jan 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Privoxy before 3.0.22 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (file descriptor consumption) via unspecified vectors. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-1201?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Privoxy Privoxy.
How do I fix CVE-2015-1201?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2015-1201 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-1201 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h5wv-9xjf-qgvc, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-1201.