CVE-2012-0804

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the proxy_connect function in src/client.c in CVS 1.11 and 1.12 allows remote HTTP proxy servers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTTP response.

Category

10.0
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.51% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-02/msg00064.html vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026719 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/48150 third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73097 vdb entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0321.html vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:044 vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/78987 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/48142 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1371-1 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/47869 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-44 vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=784141
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2407 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51943 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/48063 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-0804?
CVE-2012-0804 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-0804?
To fix CVE-2012-0804, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2012-0804 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-0804 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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