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CVE-2012-4505

Publication date 12 October 2012

Last updated 24 July 2024


Ubuntu priority

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.

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
libproxy 12.10 quantal
Not affected
12.04 LTS precise
Not affected
11.10 oneiric
Fixed 0.3.1-2ubuntu6.1
11.04 natty Ignored
10.04 LTS lucid
Fixed 0.3.1-1ubuntu1.1
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release

Notes


jdstrand

0.4 not affected

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package Patch details
libproxy

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-1629-1
    • libproxy vulnerabilities
    • 12 November 2012

Other references