Buffer overflow in Libproxy Project
CVE-2012-4504
Stack-based buffer overflow in the url::get_pac function in url.cpp in libproxy 0.4.x before 0.4.9 allows remote servers to have an unspecified impact via a large proxy.pac file.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 10.0 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.035 (88.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 89th percentile — 88.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.035 · newest: 0.035 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Libproxy Project — versions 0.4.0, 0.4.1, 0.4.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-10/msg00065.html (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/51048 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/55909 (vdb-entry)
- groups.google.com/forum/
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1629-1 (vendor-advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/12/1 (mailing-list)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/12/5 (mailing-list)
- code.google.com/p/libproxy/source/detail (Patch)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79249 (vdb-entry)