CVE-2012-3505 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service in Tinyproxy via hash collision attacks using numerous headers, requiring an upgrade to mitigate.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2012-3505?
CVE-2012-3505 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Oct 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Tinyproxy 1.8.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via (1) a large number of headers or (2) a large number of forged headers that trigger hash collisions predictably. bucket.
Weakness: CWE-310
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-3505?
It affects 1 product.
Linux distribution packages (1)
tinyproxy openSUSE:Tumbleweed | All versions | 1.8.4-1.8 |
Products include Banu Tinyproxy.
How do I fix CVE-2012-3505?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2012-3505 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-3505 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2012-3505, DSA-2564-1, GHSA-h6wx-vrmp-rrjr, openSUSE-SU-2024:10460-1.