Vulnerability in Http-Proxy-Agent Project
CVE-2019-10196
A flaw was found in http-proxy-agent, prior to version 2.1.0. It was discovered http-proxy-agent passes an auth option to the Buffer constructor without proper sanitization. This could result in a Denial of Service through the usage of all available CPU resources and data exposure through an uninitialized memory leak in setups where an attacker could submit typed input to the auth parameter.
Vulnerability class: Dirty Pipe (CVE-2022-0847)
EPSS: 0.014 (69.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Http-proxy-agent_project Http-proxy-agent
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 27
- Redhat Enterprise_linux — versions 7.0
- Redhat Software_collections
- N/a Nodejs-http-proxy-agent — versions prior to nodejs-http-proxy-agent 2.1.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secalert@redhat.com (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
- secalert@redhat.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-10196?
- CVE-2019-10196 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Http-Proxy-Agent Project, classified under Improper Initialization. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-03-19.
- How severe is CVE-2019-10196?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.