PT-2012-1178 · Libproxy · Libproxy

Tomas Mraz · Published 2012-11-11 · Updated 2024-06-15 · CVE-2012-4504

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions libproxy versions 0.4.x through 0.4.9

Description The issue is related to a stack-based buffer overflow in the url::get pac function, which can be triggered by a large proxy.pac file from remote servers. This may lead to unspecified consequences. The vulnerability can be exploited remotely and may result in a breach of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of protected information.

Recommendations For libproxy versions 0.4.x through 0.4.9, update to version 0.4.9 or later to resolve the issue. At the moment, there is no information about additional mitigation measures for this vulnerability.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2015-09719

CVE-2012-4504

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10327-1

Affected Products

Libproxy

References · 16

• http://code.google.com/p/libproxy/source/detail?r=853 · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4504 · Security Note
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-10/msg00065.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-09719 · Security Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/51048 · Vendor Advisory
• http://ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1629-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:10327-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79249 · Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/12/5 · Note
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=864417 · Note
• https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups=#%21topic/libproxy/VxZ8No7mT0E · Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/16/3 · Note
• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201404-02.xml · Note
• https://suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-4504 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/55909 · Note