- Announcing Privoxy v.3.0.12
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-
-Privoxy 3.0.12-stable is primarily a bugfix release.
+ Announcing Privoxy 3.0.23 stable
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-See http://www.privoxy.org/3.0.12/user-manual/whatsnew.html for details.
+Privoxy 3.0.23 stable is a bug-fix release, some of the fixed bugs
+are security issues (CVE requests pending):
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ChangeLog for Privoxy
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-*** Version 3.0.12 ***
-
-- The socket-timeout option now also works on platforms whose
- select() implementation modifies the timeout structure.
- Previously the timeout was triggered even if the connection
- didn't stall. Reported by cyberpatrol.
-- The Connection: keep-alive code properly deals with files
- larger than 2GB. Previously the connection was closed too
- early.
-- The content length for files above 2GB is logged correctly.
-- The user-manual directive on the show-status page links to
- the documentation location specified with the directive,
- not to the Privoxy website.
-- When running in daemon mode, Privoxy doesn't log anything
- to the console unless there are errors before the logfile
- has been opened.
-- The show-status page prints warnings about invalid directives
- on the same line as the directives themselves.
-- Fixed several justified (but harmless) compiler warnings,
- mostly on 64 bit platforms.
-- The mingw32 version explicitly requests the default charset
- to prevent display problems with some fonts available on more
- recent Windows versions. Patch by Burberry.
-- The mingw32 version uses the Privoxy icon in the alt-tab
- windows. Patch by Burberry.
-- The timestamp and the thread id is omitted in the "Fatal error"
- message box on mingw32.
-- Fixed two related mingw32-only buffer overflows. Triggering
- them required control over the configuration file, therefore
- this isn't seen as a security issue.
-- In verbose mode, or if the new option --show-skipped-tests
- is used, Privoxy-Regression-Test logs skipped tests and the
- skip reason.
-
+*** Version 3.0.23 stable ***
+
+- Bug fixes:
+ - Fixed a DoS issue in case of client requests with incorrect
+ chunk-encoded body. When compiled with assertions enabled
+ (the default) they could previously cause Privoxy to abort().
+ Reported by Matthew Daley.
+ - Fixed multiple segmentation faults and memory leaks in the
+ pcrs code. This fix also increases the chances that an invalid
+ pcrs command is rejected as such. Previously some invalid commands
+ would be loaded without error. Note that Privoxy's pcrs sources
+ (action and filter files) are considered trustworthy input and
+ should not be writable by untrusted third-parties.
+ - Fixed an 'invalid read' bug which could at least theoretically
+ cause Privoxy to crash. So far, no crashes have been observed.
+ - Compiles with --disable-force again. Reported by Kay Raven.
+ - Client requests with body that can't be delivered no longer
+ cause pipelined requests behind them to be rejected as invalid.
+ Reported by Basil Hussain.
+
+- General improvements:
+ - If a pcrs command is rejected as invalid, Privoxy now logs
+ the cause of the problem as text. Previously the pcrs error
+ code was logged.
+ - The tests are less likely to cause false positives.
+
+- Action file improvements:
+ - '.sify.com/' is no longer blocked. Apparently it is not actually
+ a pure tracking site (anymore?). Reported by Andrew on ijbswa-users@.
+ - Unblock banners on .amnesty.de/ which aren't ads.
+
+- Documentation improvements:
+ - The 'Would you like to donate?' section now also contains
+ a "Paypal" address.
+ - The list of supported operating systems has been updated.
+ - The existence of the SF support and feature trackers has been
+ deemphasized because they have been broken for months.
+ Most of the time the mailing lists still work.
+ - The claim that default.action updates are sometimes released
+ on their own has been removed. It hasn't happened in years.
+ - Explicitly mention that Tor's port may deviate from the default
+ when using a bundle. Requested by Andrew on ijbswa-users@.
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About Privoxy:
tastes. It has application for both stand-alone systems and multi-user
networks.
-Privoxy is Free Software and licensed under the GPL2.
+Privoxy is Free Software and licensed under the GNU GPLv2.
-At present, Privoxy is known to run on Windows(95, 98, ME, 2000,
-XP, Vista), Linux (Ubuntu, RedHat, SuSE, Debian, Fedora, Gentoo and
-others), Mac OSX, OS/2, AmigaOS, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, Solaris, and
-various other flavors of Unix.
+Our TODO list is rather long. Helping hands and donations are welcome:
-In addition to the core features of ad blocking and cookie management,
-Privoxy provides many supplemental features, that give the end-user
-more control, more privacy and more freedom:
+ * http://www.privoxy.org/faq/general.html#PARTICIPATE
+ * http://www.privoxy.org/faq/general.html#DONATE
- * Can keep outgoing connections alive and reuse them later on.
+At present, Privoxy is known to run on Windows 95 and later versions
+(98, ME, 2000, XP, Vista, Windows 7 etc.), GNU/Linux (RedHat, SuSE,
+Debian, Fedora, Gentoo, Slackware and others), Mac OS X (10.4 and
+upwards on PPC and Intel processors), OS/2, Haiku, DragonFly,
+FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, Solaris, and various other flavors of Unix.
- * Supports tagging which allows to change the behaviour based on client
- and server headers.
+In addition to the core features of ad blocking and cookie management,
+Privoxy provides many supplemental features, that give the end-user
+more control, more privacy and more freedom:
- * Can be run as an "intercepting" proxy, which obviates the need to
- configure browsers individually.
+ * Supports "Connection: keep-alive". Outgoing connections can be kept
+ alive independently from the client. Currently not available on all
+ platforms.
- * Sophisticated actions and filters for manipulating both server and
- client headers.
+ * Supports IPv6, provided the operating system does so too,
+ and the configure script detects it.
- * Can be chained with other proxies.
+ * Supports tagging which allows to change the behaviour based on client
+ and server headers.
- * Integrated browser based configuration and control utility at
- http://config.privoxy.org/ (shortcut: http://p.p/). Browser-based
- tracing of rule and filter effects. Remote toggling.
+ * Can be run as an "intercepting" proxy, which obviates the need to
+ configure browsers individually.
- * Web page filtering (text replacements, removes banners based on size,
- invisible "web-bugs", JavaScript and HTML annoyances, pop-up windows,
- etc.)
+ * Sophisticated actions and filters for manipulating both server and
+ client headers.
- * Modularized configuration that allows for standard settings and user
- settings to reside in separate files, so that installing updated actions
- files won't overwrite individual user settings.
+ * Can be chained with other proxies.
- * Support for Perl Compatible Regular Expressions in the configuration
- files, and a more sophisticated and flexible configuration syntax.
+ * Integrated browser based configuration and control utility at
+ http://config.privoxy.org/ (shortcut: http://p.p/). Browser-based
+ tracing of rule and filter effects. Remote toggling.
- * Improved cookie management features (e.g. session based cookies).
+ * Web page filtering (text replacements, removes banners based on size,
+ invisible <quote>web-bugs</quote> and HTML annoyances, etc.)
- * GIF de-animation.
+ * Modularized configuration that allows for standard settings and user
+ settings to reside in separate files, so that installing updated actions
+ files won't overwrite individual user settings.
- * Bypass many click-tracking scripts (avoids script redirection).
+ * Support for Perl Compatible Regular Expressions in the configuration
+ files, and a more sophisticated and flexible configuration syntax.
- * Multi-threaded (POSIX and native threads).
+ * GIF de-animation.
- * User-customizable HTML templates for most proxy-generated pages (e.g.
- "blocked" page).
+ * Bypass many click-tracking scripts (avoids script redirection).
- * Auto-detection and re-reading of config file changes.
+ * User-customizable HTML templates for most proxy-generated pages (e.g.
+ "blocked" page).
- * Improved signal handling, and a true daemon mode (Unix).
-
- * Every feature now controllable on a per-site or per-location basis,
- configuration more powerful and versatile over-all.
+ * Auto-detection and re-reading of config file changes.
+ * Most features are controllable on a per-site or per-location basis.
+
Download location:
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=11118
Home Page:
http://www.privoxy.org/
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- Privoxy Developers <ijbswa-developers@lists.sourceforge.net>
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