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CRITICAL
CVE-2012-4505
Libproxy HTTP Response Header Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 11, 2012, 1 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 2:11 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2012-4505 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Libproxy_project libproxy

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2012-4505 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2012-4505 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups=#%21topic/libproxy/VxZ8No7mT0E [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups=#!topic/libproxy/VxZ8No7mT0E
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 13, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups=#%21topic/libproxy/VxZ8No7mT0E [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups=#!topic/libproxy/VxZ8No7mT0E [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 12, 2012

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

1.45 }} -0.40%

score

0.85137

percentile

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