Buffer overflow in Cvs

CVE-2012-0804

Heap-based buffer overflow in the proxy_connect function in src/client.c in CVS 1.11 and 1.12 allows remote HTTP proxy servers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTTP response.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.084 (94.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Cvs — versions 1.11, 1.12
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

References