CVE-2021-44541

HIGHNVD 7.57.5—

7.5

A vulnerability was found in Privoxy which was fixed in process_encrypted_request_headers() by freeing header memory when failing to get the request destination.

CVSS v3: 7.5
EG Score: 7.5(medium)
EPSS: 66.5%
KEV: Not listed

Published

December 23, 2021

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (4)

secalert@redhathttps://www.privoxy.org/3.0.33/user-manual/whatsnew.html%2C
secalert@redhathttps://www.privoxy.org/gitweb/?p=privoxy.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=652b4b7cb0
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.privoxy.org/3.0.33/user-manual/whatsnew.html%2C
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.privoxy.org/gitweb/?p=privoxy.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=652b4b7cb0

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-401Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime (Memory Leak)

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2021-44541?

CVE-2021-44541 is a high vulnerability published on December 23, 2021. A vulnerability was found in Privoxy which was fixed in processencryptedrequest_headers() by freeing header memory when failing to get the request destination.

When was CVE-2021-44541 disclosed?

CVE-2021-44541 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on December 23, 2021, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2021-44541 actively exploited?

CVE-2021-44541 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 66.5% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2021-44541?

CVE-2021-44541 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2021-44541?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2021-44541, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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