CVE-2012-5580 | BDVDB-2026-65864 Detail

Description#

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.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56712
https://code.google.com/p/libproxy/source/detail?r=475
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80340
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=883100
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=791086

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12014-10-27Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-06Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.