GHSA-H3R7-X4MP-2C39

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-09-20 00:00 – Updated: 2025-11-04 18:30
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Tinyproxy commit 84f203f and earlier does not process HTTP request lines in the process_request() function and is using uninitialized buffers. This vulnerability allows attackers to access sensitive information at system runtime.

Severity ?
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2022-40468"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-1188"
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    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2022-09-19T17:15:00Z",
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  "details": "Tinyproxy commit 84f203f and earlier does not process HTTP request lines in the process_request() function and is using uninitialized buffers. This vulnerability allows attackers to access sensitive information at system runtime.",
  "id": "GHSA-h3r7-x4mp-2c39",
  "modified": "2025-11-04T18:30:39Z",
  "published": "2022-09-20T00:00:29Z",
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      "url": "https://github.com/tinyproxy/tinyproxy/issues/457"
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/tinyproxy/tinyproxy/issues/457#issuecomment-1264176815"
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      "type": "WEB",
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/09/msg00035.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-27"
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