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CVE-2012-5580
Format string vulnerability in the print_proxies function in bin/proxy.c in libproxy 0.3.1 might allow context-dependent attackers to…
High7.5EPSS 3.1%
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- Updated
- Reserved
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- redhat
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.1% · top 12% 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: High 7.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (5)
- 56712 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- https://code.google.com/p/libproxy/source/detail?r=475 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- libproxy-printproxies-format-string(80340) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=883100 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=791086 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
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