Description
url.cpp in libproxy through 0.4.15 is prone to a buffer overflow when PAC is enabled, as demonstrated by a large PAC file that is delivered without a Content-length header.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 9.8/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00030.htmlIssue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00033.htmlIssue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.debian.org/968366Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/libproxy/libproxy/pull/126Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00024.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3BID3HVHAF6DA3YJOFDBSAZSMR3ODNIW/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WZVZXTFMFTSML3J6OOCDBDYH474BRJSW/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4800Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00030.htmlIssue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00033.htmlIssue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.debian.org/968366Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/libproxy/libproxy/pull/126Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00024.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3BID3HVHAF6DA3YJOFDBSAZSMR3ODNIW/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WZVZXTFMFTSML3J6OOCDBDYH474BRJSW/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4800Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Sep 30, 2020
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified