CVE-2012-0804

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Summary

CVECVE-2012-0804
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-05-29 20:55:06 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionHeap-based buffer overflow in the proxy_connect function in src/client.c in CVS 1.11 and 1.12 allows remote HTTP proxy servers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTTP response.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 10 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Cvs Cvs 1.11 All All All
Application Cvs Cvs 1.12 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Security Alerts - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
784141 – (CVE-2012-0804) CVE-2012-0804 cvs: client proxy_connect heap-based buffer overflow af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
access.redhat.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
CVS CVE-2012-0804 'proxy_connect()' Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
www.osvdb.org/78987 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.osvdb.org
www.mandriva.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
CVS Heap Overflow in proxy_connect() Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Security Alerts - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Security Alerts - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
openSUSE-SU-2012:0310-1: moderate: No summary available - BOX af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
USN-1371-1: cvs vulnerability | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 ubuntu.com
Security Alerts - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
CVS: Heap-based overflow (GLSA 201701-44) — Gentoo security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2407-1 cvs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
CVE-2012-0804 - Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 500139 Alpine Linux Security Update for cvs
  • 503789 Alpine Linux Security Update for cvs
  • 710548 Gentoo Linux CVS Heap-based overflow Vulnerability (GLSA 201701-44)
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