CVE-2016-1982: Privoxy

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 2.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The remove_chunked_transfer_coding function in filters.c in Privoxy before 3.0.24 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid read and crash) via crafted chunk-encoded content.

Affected products

• Privoxy Privoxy: up to and including 3.0.23

Published 2016-01-27. Last modified 2026-06-17.