7.5

CVE-2021-20276: debian debian_linux

CVSS: 7.5v3.1HighModified
AliasesALPINE-CVE-2021-20276UBUNTU-CVE-2021-20276DEBIAN-CVE-2021-20276
Published 09-03-2021Last modified 03-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2021-20276 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 1.95% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
30/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.95%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 5 · Related 4

Timeline

  1. 09-03-2021
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 03-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A flaw was found in privoxy before 3.0.32. Invalid memory access with an invalid pattern passed to pcre_compile() may lead to denial of service.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.95%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

80%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.95% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
1.95%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian2 products
Alpine1 product
  • privoxy< 3.0.32-r0
Privoxy1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • privoxy< 3.0.21-7+deb8u1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | < 3.0.24-1ubuntu0.1 | < 3.0.26-5ubuntu0.1 | < 3.0.28-2ubuntu0.1

4 vendors · 5 products

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