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shadowsocks-libev: vulnerability history, versions and safety

shadowsocks-libev is a package in the Debian ecosystem. Vulert records 8 vulnerabilities for it across 13 releases, from Oct 2017 to Dec 2019. Each vulnerability names the versions it affects, the fixed version to move to, and a workaround where no fix has been published.

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8 vulnerabilities recorded U8
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2 with no fix published

No patched version yet — these are the ones to plan around.

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0 in the last 12 months

Nothing new recorded in the last year.

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0 malicious-package vulnerabilities

No published version shipped hostile code.

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Vulert verdict on shadowsocks-libev i

Updated on 23 Oct 2026

Careful: 2 of the 8 vulnerabilities Vulert records for this package have no fix yet. Plan around those, or apply the workaround listed for each. The rest have a fixed version to move to.

Long-term outlook: usable, but needs attention 8 vulnerabilities on record across 2 years, none in the last year.

What to do: Plan around the 2 vulnerabilities with no published fix: each lists the affected range and any workaround that reduces exposure. No fix yet: Vulert alerts you the moment one is published. Monitor it with Vulert →

  • Vulnerabilities on record 8 over 2 years · 0 in the last year i
  • Latest disclosure 18 Dec 2019 i
  • Highest CVSS 7.8 i
  • With no published fix 2 i

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01 Versions

Which versions are affected

Every version Vulert holds for shadowsocks-libev, newest first, with the vulnerabilities that name it. A version with a count of zero has no recorded vulnerabilities; open a version to see the vulnerabilities it is exposed to.

Newest 13 of 13 versions on record. Severity counts are the vulnerabilities recorded against that exact release.

02 Disclosure history

How often vulnerabilities are recorded

  • 2017 2
  • 2019 6

Counted by the year Vulert recorded each vulnerability — the same date the table below shows as disclosed. 0 of the 8 were recorded in the last 12 months.

03 Vulnerabilities

Recorded vulnerabilities for shadowsocks-libev

The 5 most severe of 8 vulnerabilities recorded for this package

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Vulnerability Severity Fixed version ↓ Disclosed ↓
Command Injection Vulnerability in Shadowsocks-libev 3.1.0 7.8 high 3.1.0+ds-2 27 Oct 2017
Critical Code Execution Vulnerability in Shadowsocks-libev 3.3.2 7.8 high 3.3.3+ds-2 03 Dec 2019
Denial-of-Service Vulnerability in Shadowsocks-libev 3.3.2 7.5 high 3.3.3+ds-2 03 Dec 2019
Information Disclosure Vulnerability in Shadowsocks-libev 7.4 high No fix published 18 Dec 2019
Command Injection Vulnerability in Shadowsocks-libev Package N/A unrated 3.1.0+ds-2 27 Oct 2017

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Updated: 23/Oct/2026 · Vulnerabilities in our DB: 524315

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Questions

About shadowsocks-libev

Is shadowsocks-libev safe to use?

Vulert records 8 vulnerabilities for shadowsocks-libev in Debian: 0 critical, 0 high, 0 medium and 0 low, plus 8 not yet rated. 2 of them have no published fix yet, so those are the ones to avoid or mitigate.

How many vulnerabilities does shadowsocks-libev have?

8 vulnerabilities are recorded for shadowsocks-libev in the Debian ecosystem: 0 critical, 0 high, 0 medium and 0 low, plus 8 not yet rated. The ledger on this page lists the same counts next to the date of the most recent disclosure.

How often are new shadowsocks-libev vulnerabilities disclosed?

0 vulnerabilities were recorded for shadowsocks-libev in the last 12 months, and the oldest entry in this database dates to 27 Oct 2017. Recency matters more than a lifetime total: it shows how actively new issues are being disclosed for the package you are considering.

Which versions of shadowsocks-libev are affected?

Each vulnerability on this page lists the affected version range and the fixed version to move to. Open the vulnerability for the version you actually run — fixes are specific to a release line, not to the package as a whole.

How do I monitor shadowsocks-libev for upcoming vulnerabilities?

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