National Cyber Awareness System

Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2012-4504

Overview

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.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

CVSS Version 2 Metrics:

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External Source: MISC

Name: http://code.google.com/p/libproxy/source/detail?r=853

Type: Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://code.google.com/p/libproxy/source/detail?r=853

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups=#!topic/libproxy/VxZ8No7mT0E

Hyperlink:https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups=#%21topic/libproxy/VxZ8No7mT0E

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=864417

Hyperlink:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=864417

External Source: UBUNTU

Name: USN-1629-1

Hyperlink:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1629-1

External Source: BID

Name: 55909

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55909

External Source: MLIST

Name: [oss-security] 20121016 Re: libproxy PAC downloading buffer overflows

Hyperlink:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/16/3

External Source: MLIST

Name: [oss-security] 20121012 Re: libproxy PAC downloading buffer overflows

Hyperlink:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/12/5

External Source: MLIST

Name: [oss-security] 20121012 libproxy PAC downloading buffer overflows

Hyperlink:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/12/1

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 51048

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/51048

External Source: SUSE

Name: openSUSE-SU-2012:1375

Hyperlink:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-10/msg00065.html