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CVE-2019-25078 Detail

Description

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in pacparser up to 1.3.x. Affected by this vulnerability is the function pacparser_find_proxy of the file src/pacparser.c. The manipulation of the argument url leads to buffer overflow. Attacking locally is a requirement. Upgrading to version 1.4.0 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is 853e8f45607cb07b877ffd270c63dbcdd5201ad9. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-215443.


Metrics

 
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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST CVSS score
NIST: NVD
Base Score:  7.8 HIGH
Vector:  CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Nist CVSS score does not match with CNA score
CNA:  VulDB
Base Score:  5.3 MEDIUM
Vector:  CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

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Hyperlink Resource
https://github.com/manugarg/pacparser/commit/853e8f45607cb07b877ffd270c63dbcdd5201ad9 Patch 
https://github.com/manugarg/pacparser/commit/853e8f45607cb07b877ffd270c63dbcdd5201ad9 Patch 
https://github.com/manugarg/pacparser/issues/99 Exploit  Issue Tracking  Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/manugarg/pacparser/issues/99 Exploit  Issue Tracking  Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/manugarg/pacparser/releases/tag/v1.4.0 Release Notes 
https://github.com/manugarg/pacparser/releases/tag/v1.4.0 Release Notes 
https://vuldb.com/?id.215443 Permissions Required  Third Party Advisory 
https://vuldb.com/?id.215443 Permissions Required  Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-120 Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow') cwe source acceptance level NIST  
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer VulDB  

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

Configuration 1 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:a:pacparser_project:pacparser:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s) 		Up to (excluding)
1.4.0

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2019-25078
NVD Published Date:
12/13/2022
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
VulDB