CVE-2012-0804
cvs - heap overflow
EPSS 2.5%
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.
How to fix CVE-2012-0804
To remediate CVE-2012-0804, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Alpine/cvs—upgrade to 1.12.12-r0 or later
- Debian/cvs—upgrade to 2:1.12.13+real-7 or later
- Debian/cvs—upgrade to 1:1.12.13-12+squeeze1 or later
Is CVE-2012-0804 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 2.5%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 1.12.12-r0
- from 0, < 2:1.12.13+real-7
- from 0, < 1:1.12.13-12+squeeze1