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CVE-2012-0804 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-02/msg00064.html	CVE
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0321.html	CVE
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=784141	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/47869	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48063	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48142	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48150	CVE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73097	CVE
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-44	CVE
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1371-1	CVE
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2407	CVE
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:044	CVE
http://www.osvdb.org/78987	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51943	CVE
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026719	CVE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-02/msg00064.html	[email protected]
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0321.html	[email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=784141	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/47869	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48063	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48142	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48150	[email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73097	[email protected]
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-44	[email protected]
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1371-1	[email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2407	[email protected]
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:044	[email protected]
http://www.osvdb.org/78987	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51943	[email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026719	[email protected]

see all 30 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-119	Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
cvs cvs	1.11 1.12
CPE cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.11:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.12:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

10 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 29, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Feb 13, 2023	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Feb 2, 2023	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jan 18, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 29, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jul 1, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 30, 2012	Initial Analysis	[email protected]