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CVE-2012-2942 Detail

Description

Buffer overflow in the trash buffer in the header capture functionality in HAProxy before 1.4.21, when global.tune.bufsize is set to a value greater than the default and header rewriting is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://haproxy.1wt.eu/#news
http://haproxy.1wt.eu/#news
http://haproxy.1wt.eu/download/1.4/src/CHANGELOG
http://haproxy.1wt.eu/download/1.4/src/CHANGELOG
http://haproxy.1wt.eu/git?p=haproxy-1.4.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=30297cb17147a8d339eb160226bcc08c91d9530b
http://haproxy.1wt.eu/git?p=haproxy-1.4.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=30297cb17147a8d339eb160226bcc08c91d9530b
http://secunia.com/advisories/49261 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/49261 Vendor Advisory 
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201301-02.xml
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201301-02.xml
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2711
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2711
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/23/12
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/23/12
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/23/15
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/23/15
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/28/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/28/1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53647
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53647
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1800-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1800-1
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75777
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75777

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2012-2942
NVD Published Date:
05/27/2012
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
MITRE