CVE-2012-4505
Heap-based buffer overflow in the px_pac_reload function in lib/pac.c in libproxy 0.2.x and 0.3.x allows remote servers to have an unspecified impact via a crafted Content-Length size in an HTTP response header for a proxy.pac file request, a different…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.22%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the px_pac_reload function in lib/pac.c in libproxy 0.2.x and 0.3.x allows remote servers to have an unspecified impact via a crafted Content-Length size in an HTTP response header for a proxy.pac file request, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-4504.
- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 3.22% probability · 87th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- libproxy project/libproxy
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-10/msg00065.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1461.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51048Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51180Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51308
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2571
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/12/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/12/5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/16/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55910
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1629-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=864612
- https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups=#%21topic/libproxy/VxZ8No7mT0E
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-10/msg00065.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1461.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51048Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51180Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51308
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2571
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/12/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/12/5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/16/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55910
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1629-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=864612
- https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups=#%21topic/libproxy/VxZ8No7mT0E
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.