Debian: DSA-3460-1: privoxy security update

It was discovered that privoxy, a web proxy with advanced filtering capabilities, contained invalid reads that could enable a remote attacker to crash the application, thus causing a Denial of Service.

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Debian Security Advisory DSA-3460-1                   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
https://www.debian.org/security/                       Sebastien Delafond
January 30, 2016                      https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package        : privoxy
CVE ID         : CVE-2016-1982 CVE-2016-1983

It was discovered that privoxy, a web proxy with advanced filtering
capabilities, contained invalid reads that could enable a remote
attacker to crash the application, thus causing a Denial of Service.

For the oldstable distribution (wheezy), these problems have been fixed
in version 3.0.19-2+deb7u3.

For the stable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in
version 3.0.21-7+deb8u1.

For the testing (stretch) and unstable (sid) distributions, these
problems have been fixed in version 3.0.24-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your privoxy packages.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/

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