CVE-2012-5580

Format string vulnerability in the print_proxies function in bin/proxy.c in libproxy 0.3.1 might allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a proxy name, as demonstrated using the http_proxy environment variable or a PAC file.

CVSS v2.0 7.5 HIGH

7.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

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

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56712
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=791086	Exploit
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=883100	Exploit
https://code.google.com/p/libproxy/source/detail?r=475
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80340

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:libproxy_project:libproxy:0.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2014-10-27 22:55

Updated : 2023-12-10 11:31

NVD link : CVE-2012-5580

Mitre link : CVE-2012-5580

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2012-5580

JSON object : View

Products Affected

libproxy_project

libproxy

CWE

CWE-94

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

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