Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:20161983000
Revision Date:2016-01-27Version:1
Title:CVE-2016-1983 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
Description:The client_host function in parsers.c in Privoxy before 3.0.24 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid read and crash) via an empty HTTP Host header.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2016-1983
Platform(s):Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) is installed.
  • AND NOT While related to the CVE in some way, the 'privoxy' package in xenial is not affected (note: '3.0.24-1').
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