CVE-2012-4505

libproxy: PAC handling insufficient content length check leading to buffer overflow

Published Nov 11, 2012 CVSS 2.0 · 10.0 Critical EPSS 3.2% KEV · Not listed
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the px_pac_reload function in lib/pac.c in libproxy 0.2.x and 0.3.x allows remote servers to have an unspecified impact via a crafted Content-Length size in an HTTP response header for a proxy.pac file request, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-4504.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2571-1 libproxy security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2012-4434 Heap-based buffer overflow in the px_pac_reload function in lib/pac.c in libproxy 0.2.x and 0.3.x allows remote servers to have an unspecified impact via a crafted Content-Length size in an HTTP response header for a proxy.pac file request, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-4504.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1629-1 libproxy vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 8:35 PM
Reserved
Aug 21, 2012, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 11, 2012, 1:00 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:45 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Oct 12, 2012, 12:00 AM