CVE-2012-2942

N/A Unknown
Published: May 27, 2012 Modified: April 29, 2026
View on NVD

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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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://haproxy.1wt.eu/#news
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://haproxy.1wt.eu/download/1.4/src/CHANGELOG
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://haproxy.1wt.eu/git?p=haproxy-1.4.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=30297cb17147a8d339eb160226bcc08c91d9530b
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/49261
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201301-02.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2711
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/23/12
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/23/15
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/28/1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53647
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1800-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75777
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://haproxy.1wt.eu/#news
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://haproxy.1wt.eu/download/1.4/src/CHANGELOG
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://haproxy.1wt.eu/git?p=haproxy-1.4.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=30297cb17147a8d339eb160226bcc08c91d9530b
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/49261
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201301-02.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2711
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/23/12
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/23/15
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/28/1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53647
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1800-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75777
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

24 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
5.4%
92th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

haproxy

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