CVE-2012-3505: Medium severity banu Tinyproxy vulnerability

Published Oct 9, 2012
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Updated

Tinyproxy 1.8.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via (1) a large number of headers or (2) a large number of forged headers that trigger hash collisions predictably. bucket.

Affected Software

52 affected components
banu Tinyproxy<=1.8.3
banu Tinyproxy=1.5.0
banu Tinyproxy=1.5.0-pre1
banu Tinyproxy=1.5.0-pre2
banu Tinyproxy=1.5.0-pre3
banu Tinyproxy=1.5.0-pre4
banu Tinyproxy=1.5.0-pre5
banu Tinyproxy=1.5.0-pre6
banu Tinyproxy=1.5.0-rc1
banu Tinyproxy=1.5.0-rc10
banu Tinyproxy=1.5.0-rc2
banu Tinyproxy=1.5.0-rc4
banu Tinyproxy=1.5.0-rc5
banu Tinyproxy=1.5.0-rc6
banu Tinyproxy=1.5.0-rc7
banu Tinyproxy=1.5.0-rc8
banu Tinyproxy=1.5.0-rc9
banu Tinyproxy=1.5.1
banu Tinyproxy=1.5.1-pre1
banu Tinyproxy=1.5.1-pre2
banu Tinyproxy=1.5.1-pre3
banu Tinyproxy=1.5.1-pre4
banu Tinyproxy=1.5.1-pre5
banu Tinyproxy=1.5.1-pre6
banu Tinyproxy=1.5.1-rc1
banu Tinyproxy=1.5.1-rc2
banu Tinyproxy=1.5.1-rc3
banu Tinyproxy=1.5.1-rc4
banu Tinyproxy=1.5.2
banu Tinyproxy=1.5.2-rc1
banu Tinyproxy=1.5.2-rc2
banu Tinyproxy=1.5.3
banu Tinyproxy=1.5.3-rc1
banu Tinyproxy=1.6.0
banu Tinyproxy=1.6.0-a
banu Tinyproxy=1.6.0-pre1
banu Tinyproxy=1.6.0-pre2
banu Tinyproxy=1.6.0-pre3
banu Tinyproxy=1.6.0-pre4
banu Tinyproxy=1.6.0-rc1
banu Tinyproxy=1.6.0-rc2
banu Tinyproxy=1.6.0-rc3
banu Tinyproxy=1.6.1
banu Tinyproxy=1.6.2
banu Tinyproxy=1.6.3
banu Tinyproxy=1.6.4
banu Tinyproxy=1.6.5
banu Tinyproxy=1.7.0
banu Tinyproxy=1.7.1
banu Tinyproxy=1.8.0
banu Tinyproxy=1.8.1
banu Tinyproxy=1.8.2

Event History

Oct 9, 2012
CVE Published
via MITRE·11:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·11:00 PM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2012-3505?

CVE-2012-3505 has a moderate severity level due to its potential to cause denial of service through CPU and memory exhaustion.

2

How do I fix CVE-2012-3505?

To mitigate CVE-2012-3505, upgrade Tinyproxy to version 1.8.4 or later which addresses this vulnerability.

3

What are the impacts of CVE-2012-3505?

CVE-2012-3505 allows remote attackers to exhaust CPU and memory resources, potentially leading to service disruption.

4

Which versions of Tinyproxy are affected by CVE-2012-3505?

Tinyproxy versions 1.8.3 and earlier are affected by CVE-2012-3505.

5

Can CVE-2012-3505 be exploited remotely?

Yes, CVE-2012-3505 can be exploited remotely by attackers through the submission of crafted HTTP headers.

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