Vulnerability Details : 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 category: Overflow
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-4504
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 1.15%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 83 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2012-4504
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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10.0
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HIGH | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
10.0
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10.0
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2012-4504
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The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2012-4504
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1629-1
USN-1629-1: libproxy vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=864417
864417 – (CVE-2012-4504) CVE-2012-4504 libproxy: long proxy.pac file handling buffer overflow
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/12/5
oss-security - Re: libproxy PAC downloading buffer overflows
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/12/1
oss-security - libproxy PAC downloading buffer overflows
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/16/3
oss-security - Re: libproxy PAC downloading buffer overflows
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55909
libproxy CVE-2012-4504 Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79249
libproxy url::get_pac() buffer overflow CVE-2012-4504 Vulnerability Report
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https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups=#!topic/libproxy/VxZ8No7mT0E
Announcement: libproxy 0.4.9 released - Google Groepen
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-10/msg00065.html
openSUSE-SU-2012:1375-1: moderate: update for libproxy, libproxy-plugins
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http://code.google.com/p/libproxy/source/detail?r=853
Google Code Archive - Long-term storage for Google Code Project Hosting.Patch
Products affected by CVE-2012-4504
- cpe:2.3:a:libproxy_project:libproxy:0.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libproxy_project:libproxy:0.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libproxy_project:libproxy:0.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libproxy_project:libproxy:0.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libproxy_project:libproxy:0.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libproxy_project:libproxy:0.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libproxy_project:libproxy:0.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libproxy_project:libproxy:0.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*