CVE-2012-0804

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 8.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2012-05-29 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Heap-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.

Affected products

Cvs: 1.11, 1.12

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-02/msg00064.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0321.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/47869
http://secunia.com/advisories/48063
http://secunia.com/advisories/48142
http://secunia.com/advisories/48150
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1371-1
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2407
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:044
http://www.osvdb.org/78987
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51943
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026719

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