Vulnerabilities > CVE-2015-1031 - Use After Free Remote Code Execution vulnerability in Privoxy

047910
CVSS 7.5 - HIGH
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
PARTIAL
Integrity impact
PARTIAL
Availability impact
PARTIAL
network
low complexity
privoxy
nessus

Summary

Multiple use-after-free vulnerabilities in Privoxy before 3.0.22 allow remote attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors related to (1) the unmap function in list.c or (2) "two additional unconfirmed use-after-free complaints made by Coverity scan." NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information. <a href="http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/416.html">CWE-416: Use After Free</a>

Nessus

  • NASL familyDebian Local Security Checks
    NASL idDEBIAN_DSA-3133.NASL
    descriptionMultiple use-after-frees were discovered in Privoxy, a privacy-enhancing HTTP proxy.
    last seen2020-03-17
    modified2015-01-21
    plugin id80871
    published2015-01-21
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2015-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/80871
    titleDebian DSA-3133-1 : privoxy - security update
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
    # extracted from Debian Security Advisory DSA-3133. The text 
    # itself is copyright (C) Software in the Public Interest, Inc.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(80871);
      script_version("1.4");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2020/03/12");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2015-1031");
      script_bugtraq_id(71993);
      script_xref(name:"DSA", value:"3133");
    
      script_name(english:"Debian DSA-3133-1 : privoxy - security update");
      script_summary(english:"Checks dpkg output for the updated package");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:"The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "Multiple use-after-frees were discovered in Privoxy, a
    privacy-enhancing HTTP proxy."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://packages.debian.org/source/wheezy/privoxy"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3133"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"solution", 
        value:
    "Upgrade the privoxy packages.
    
    For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in
    version 3.0.19-2+deb7u1.
    
    For the upcoming stable distribution (jessie), this problem will be
    fixed soon."
      );
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
      script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:ND/RL:OF/RC:C");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:privoxy");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:7.0");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2015/01/20");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2015/01/21");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2015-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
      script_family(english:"Debian Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Debian/release", "Host/Debian/dpkg-l");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("debian_package.inc");
    
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Debian");
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    
    flag = 0;
    if (deb_check(release:"7.0", prefix:"privoxy", reference:"3.0.19-2+deb7u1")) flag++;
    
    if (flag)
    {
      if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:deb_report_get());
      else security_hole(0);
      exit(0);
    }
    else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
    
  • NASL familyFirewalls
    NASL idPRIVOXY_3_0_22.NASL
    descriptionAccording to its self-identified version number, the Privoxy installed on the remote host is a version prior to 3.0.22. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities: - A denial of service vulnerability exists due to a memory leak when client connections are rejected when the socket limit has been reached. Note that this issue only affects version 3.0.21 with IPv6 support, which is enabled by default. (CVE-2015-1030) - Multiple unspecified use-after-free vulnerabilities exist that could lead to arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2015-1031) Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id81086
    published2015-01-29
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2015-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/81086
    titlePrivoxy < 3.0.22 Multiple Vulnerabilities
    code
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(81086);
      script_version("1.7");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/11/25");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2015-1030", "CVE-2015-1031");
      script_bugtraq_id(71991, 71993);
    
      script_name(english:"Privoxy < 3.0.22 Multiple Vulnerabilities");
      script_summary(english:"Checks the version of Privoxy.");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
    "The remote web proxy is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
    "According to its self-identified version number, the Privoxy installed
    on the remote host is a version prior to 3.0.22. It is, therefore,
    affected by multiple vulnerabilities:
    
      - A denial of service vulnerability exists due to a
        memory leak when client connections are rejected when
        the socket limit has been reached. Note that this issue
        only affects version 3.0.21 with IPv6 support, which is
        enabled by default. (CVE-2015-1030)
    
      - Multiple unspecified use-after-free vulnerabilities
        exist that could lead to arbitrary code execution.
        (CVE-2015-1031)
    
    Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead
    relied only on the application's self-reported version number.");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://sourceforge.net/p/ijbswa/mailman/message/33089172/");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
    "Upgrade to version 3.0.22 or later.");
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
      script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2015-1031");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2014/11/28");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2014/11/28");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2015/01/29");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"potential_vulnerability", value:"true");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:privoxy:privoxy");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_family(english:"Firewalls");
    
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2015-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
    
      script_dependencies("privoxy_detect.nasl");
      script_require_keys("www/Privoxy", "Settings/ParanoidReport");
      script_require_ports("Services/www", 8118);
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("global_settings.inc");
    include("misc_func.inc");
    include("http.inc");
    include("webapp_func.inc");
    
    if (report_paranoia < 2) audit(AUDIT_PARANOID);
    
    port = get_http_port(default:8118);
    app_name = "Privoxy";
    
    install = get_install_from_kb(
      appname      : app_name,
      port         : port,
      exit_on_fail : TRUE
    );
    
    version = install["ver"];
    if (version == UNKNOWN_VER) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_WEB_SERVER_VER, app_name, port);
    
    install_url = build_url(qs:install["dir"], port:port);
    fix = "3.0.22";
    
    # Versions < 3.0.22 are vulnerable
    if (ver_compare(ver:version, fix:fix, strict:FALSE) < 0)
    {
      if (report_verbosity > 0)
      {
        report =
          '\n  URL               : ' + install_url +
          '\n  Installed version : ' + version +
          '\n  Fixed version     : ' + fix +
          '\n';
        security_hole(port:port, extra:report);
      }
      else security_hole(port);
    }
    else audit(AUDIT_LISTEN_NOT_VULN, app_name, port, version);
    
  • NASL familyDebian Local Security Checks
    NASL idDEBIAN_DLA-142.NASL
    descriptionSeveral vulnerabilities have been fixed in privoxy, a privacy enhancing HTTP proxy : CVE-2015-1031, CID66394 : unmap(): Prevent use-after-free if the map only consists of one item. CVE-2015-1031, CID66376 and CID66391 : pcrs_execute(): Consistently set *result to NULL in case of errors. Should make use-after-free in the caller less likely. CVE-2015-1381 : Fix multiple segmentation faults and memory leaks in the pcrs code. CVE-2015-1382 : Fix invalid read to prevent potential crashes. We recommend that you upgrade your privoxy packages. NOTE: Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the DLA security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-03-17
    modified2015-03-26
    plugin id82125
    published2015-03-26
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2015-2020 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/82125
    titleDebian DLA-142-1 : privoxy security update
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
    # extracted from Debian Security Advisory DLA-142-1. The text
    # itself is copyright (C) Software in the Public Interest, Inc.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(82125);
      script_version("1.3");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2020/03/12");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2015-1031", "CVE-2015-1381", "CVE-2015-1382");
      script_bugtraq_id(71993, 72354, 72360);
    
      script_name(english:"Debian DLA-142-1 : privoxy security update");
      script_summary(english:"Checks dpkg output for the updated package.");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:"The remote Debian host is missing a security update."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "Several vulnerabilities have been fixed in privoxy, a privacy
    enhancing HTTP proxy :
    
    CVE-2015-1031, CID66394 :
    
    unmap(): Prevent use-after-free if the map only consists of one item.
    
    CVE-2015-1031, CID66376 and CID66391 :
    
    pcrs_execute(): Consistently set *result to NULL in case of errors.
    Should make use-after-free in the caller less likely.
    
    CVE-2015-1381 :
    
    Fix multiple segmentation faults and memory leaks in the pcrs code.
    
    CVE-2015-1382 :
    
    Fix invalid read to prevent potential crashes.
    
    We recommend that you upgrade your privoxy packages.
    
    NOTE: Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description
    block directly from the DLA security advisory. Tenable has attempted
    to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without
    introducing additional issues."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2015/01/msg00016.html"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://packages.debian.org/source/squeeze-lts/privoxy"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"solution", 
        value:"Upgrade the affected privoxy package."
      );
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
      script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:ND/RL:OF/RC:C");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:privoxy");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:6.0");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2015/01/29");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2015/03/26");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2015-2020 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
      script_family(english:"Debian Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Debian/release", "Host/Debian/dpkg-l");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("debian_package.inc");
    
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Debian");
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    
    flag = 0;
    if (deb_check(release:"6.0", prefix:"privoxy", reference:"3.0.16-1+deb6u1")) flag++;
    
    if (flag)
    {
      if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:deb_report_get());
      else security_hole(0);
      exit(0);
    }
    else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
    
  • NASL familyFreeBSD Local Security Checks
    NASL idFREEBSD_PKG_89D4ED09C3D711E5B5FE002590263BF5.NASL
    descriptionPrivoxy Developers reports : Fixed a memory leak when rejecting client connections due to the socket limit being reached (CID 66382). This affected Privoxy 3.0.21 when compiled with IPv6 support (on most platforms this is the default). Fixed an immediate-use-after-free bug (CID 66394) and two additional unconfirmed use-after-free complaints made by Coverity scan (CID 66391, CID 66376). MITRE reports : Privoxy before 3.0.22 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (file descriptor consumption) via unspecified vectors.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id88150
    published2016-01-26
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2016-2018 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/88150
    titleFreeBSD : privoxy -- multiple vulnerabilities (89d4ed09-c3d7-11e5-b5fe-002590263bf5)
    code
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
    # extracted from the FreeBSD VuXML database :
    #
    # Copyright 2003-2018 Jacques Vidrine and contributors
    #
    # Redistribution and use in source (VuXML) and 'compiled' forms (SGML,
    # HTML, PDF, PostScript, RTF and so forth) with or without modification,
    # are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
    # 1. Redistributions of source code (VuXML) must retain the above
    #    copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
    #    disclaimer as the first lines of this file unmodified.
    # 2. Redistributions in compiled form (transformed to other DTDs,
    #    published online in any format, converted to PDF, PostScript,
    #    RTF and other formats) must reproduce the above copyright
    #    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
    #    in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
    #    distribution.
    # 
    # THIS DOCUMENTATION IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
    # AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
    # THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
    # PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS
    # BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY,
    # OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT
    # OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR
    # BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY,
    # WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE
    # OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS DOCUMENTATION,
    # EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(88150);
      script_version("2.3");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/11/21 10:46:31");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2015-1030", "CVE-2015-1031", "CVE-2015-1201");
    
      script_name(english:"FreeBSD : privoxy -- multiple vulnerabilities (89d4ed09-c3d7-11e5-b5fe-002590263bf5)");
      script_summary(english:"Checks for updated package in pkg_info output");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:"The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "Privoxy Developers reports :
    
    Fixed a memory leak when rejecting client connections due to the
    socket limit being reached (CID 66382). This affected Privoxy 3.0.21
    when compiled with IPv6 support (on most platforms this is the
    default).
    
    Fixed an immediate-use-after-free bug (CID 66394) and two additional
    unconfirmed use-after-free complaints made by Coverity scan (CID
    66391, CID 66376).
    
    MITRE reports :
    
    Privoxy before 3.0.22 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of
    service (file descriptor consumption) via unspecified vectors."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=195468"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"http://www.privoxy.org/3.0.22/user-manual/whatsnew.html"
      );
      # http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/11/1
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/11/1"
      );
      # https://vuxml.freebsd.org/freebsd/89d4ed09-c3d7-11e5-b5fe-002590263bf5.html
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?10f3c2ab"
      );
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected package.");
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:privoxy");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2015/01/10");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2016/01/26");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2016/01/26");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2016-2018 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
      script_family(english:"FreeBSD Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/FreeBSD/release", "Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("freebsd_package.inc");
    
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/FreeBSD/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "FreeBSD");
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    
    flag = 0;
    
    if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"privoxy<3.0.22")) flag++;
    
    if (flag)
    {
      if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:pkg_report_get());
      else security_hole(0);
      exit(0);
    }
    else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");