X-Git-Url: http://www.privoxy.org/gitweb/?p=privoxy.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Fwebserver%2Fannounce.txt;h=549b12c18a221edf6265244415a3d2db8f9ffdc1;hp=be37205dc9797239ca0be4f29c997e4d88d36f4a;hb=871d2748df537ed2d2dc21dc45836a754aaa264e;hpb=7fce0aac0a961f38a7c18a0b7e30a2c8bcf1bceb diff --git a/doc/webserver/announce.txt b/doc/webserver/announce.txt index be37205d..549b12c1 100644 --- a/doc/webserver/announce.txt +++ b/doc/webserver/announce.txt @@ -1,47 +1,54 @@ - Announcing Privoxy v.3.0.12 ------------------------------------------------------------------ - -Privoxy 3.0.12-stable is primarily a bugfix release. + Announcing Privoxy 3.0.23 stable +-------------------------------------------------------------------- -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): -------------------------------------------------------------------- ChangeLog for Privoxy -------------------------------------------------------------------- -*** 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@. ----------------------------------------------------------------- About Privoxy: @@ -54,67 +61,67 @@ flexible configuration and can be customized to suit individual needs and 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. + +Our TODO list is rather long. Helping hands and donations are welcome: + + * http://www.privoxy.org/faq/general.html#PARTICIPATE -Privoxy is an associated project of Software in the Public Interest (SPI). -Donations are welcome: http://www.privoxy.org/faq/general.html#DONATE + * http://www.privoxy.org/faq/general.html#DONATE -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. +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. 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: + * Supports "Connection: keep-alive". Outgoing connections can be kept + alive independently from the client. Currently not available on all + platforms. - * Can keep outgoing connections alive and reuse them later on. + * Supports IPv6, provided the operating system does so too, + and the configure script detects it. - * Supports tagging which allows to change the behaviour based on client - and server headers. + * Supports tagging which allows to change the behaviour based on client + and server headers. - * Can be run as an "intercepting" proxy, which obviates the need to - configure browsers individually. + * Can be run as an "intercepting" proxy, which obviates the need to + configure browsers individually. - * Sophisticated actions and filters for manipulating both server and - client headers. + * Sophisticated actions and filters for manipulating both server and + client headers. - * Can be chained with other proxies. + * Can be chained with other proxies. - * 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. + * 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. - * Web page filtering (text replacements, removes banners based on size, - invisible "web-bugs", JavaScript and HTML annoyances, pop-up windows, - etc.) + * Web page filtering (text replacements, removes banners based on size, + invisible web-bugs and HTML annoyances, etc.) - * 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. + * 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. - * Support for Perl Compatible Regular Expressions in the configuration - files, and a more sophisticated and flexible configuration syntax. + * Support for Perl Compatible Regular Expressions in the configuration + files, and a more sophisticated and flexible configuration syntax. - * Improved cookie management features (e.g. session based cookies). + * GIF de-animation. - * GIF de-animation. + * Bypass many click-tracking scripts (avoids script redirection). - * Bypass many click-tracking scripts (avoids script redirection). + * User-customizable HTML templates for most proxy-generated pages (e.g. + "blocked" page). - * Multi-threaded (POSIX and native threads). - - * User-customizable HTML templates for most proxy-generated pages (e.g. - "blocked" page). - - * Auto-detection and re-reading of config file changes. - - * 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 @@ -122,5 +129,4 @@ Download location: Home Page: http://www.privoxy.org/ - - Privoxy Developers