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CVE-2012-2942

Buffer overflow in the trash buffer in the header capture functionality in HAProxy before 1.4.21, when global.tune.bufsize is set to a…

Medium5.1EPSS 5.4%
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Description

Buffer overflow in the trash buffer in the header capture functionality in HAProxy before 1.4.21, when global.tune.bufsize is set to a value greater than the default and header rewriting is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2012-2942, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
NVDNVD · Modified2.0Medium5.1AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
5.4% · top 7.4% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.1.

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