CVE-2012-5580
Estado: ModificadaAlta (7.5)—
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.
CVSS
- Versión: 2.0
- Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Puntuación base: 7.5
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 3.13%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 87
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
CWE
- CWE-94
Referencias
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56712
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=791086
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=883100
- https://code.google.com/p/libproxy/source/detail?r=475
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80340
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56712
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=791086
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=883100
- https://code.google.com/p/libproxy/source/detail?r=475
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80340
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