CVE-2012-5580 Code injection in n/a
A format string vulnerability in libproxy allows attackers to cause crashes or execute arbitrary code via malicious proxy names in environment variables or PAC files.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2012-5580?
CVE-2012-5580 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Oct 2014. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-94
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-5580?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Libproxy Project Libproxy.
How do I fix CVE-2012-5580?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2012-5580 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-5580 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2012-5580, GHSA-mccr-h554-3wjw.