CVE-2012-5580 (GCVE-0-2012-5580)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2014-10-27 22:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 21:14
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EPSS
VEX
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
5 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56712 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| https://code.google.com/p/libproxy/source/detail?r=475 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=883100 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=791086 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Date Public
2012-11-24 00:00
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