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 :
April 11, 2025, 12:51 a.m.
Source :
secalert@redhat.com
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
10.0
Exploitability Score :
10.0
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2012-4505.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
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.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
-
CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-10/msg00065.html Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1461.html Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/51048 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/51180 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/51308 Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2571 Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/12/1 Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/12/5 Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/16/3 Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55910 Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1629-1 Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=864612 Added Reference https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups=#%21topic/libproxy/VxZ8No7mT0E -
CVE Modified by secalert@redhat.com
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by secalert@redhat.com
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 secalert@redhat.com
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 nvd@nist.gov
Nov. 12, 2012
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2012-4505 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2012-4505
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
4.37 }} -4.83%
score
0.87896
percentile