FKIE_CVE-2012-4504

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2012-11-11 13:00 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:45
Severity
Summary
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.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttp://code.google.com/p/libproxy/source/detail?r=853Patch
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-10/msg00065.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/51048Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/12/1
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/12/5
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/16/3
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55909
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1629-1
secalert@redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=864417
secalert@redhat.comhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79249
secalert@redhat.comhttps://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups=#%21topic/libproxy/VxZ8No7mT0E
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://code.google.com/p/libproxy/source/detail?r=853Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-10/msg00065.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/51048Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/12/1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/12/5
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/16/3
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55909
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1629-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=864417
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79249
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups=#%21topic/libproxy/VxZ8No7mT0E
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
libproxy_project libproxy 0.4.0
libproxy_project libproxy 0.4.1
libproxy_project libproxy 0.4.2
libproxy_project libproxy 0.4.3
libproxy_project libproxy 0.4.5
libproxy_project libproxy 0.4.6
libproxy_project libproxy 0.4.7
libproxy_project libproxy 0.4.8
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