Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the url::get_pac function in url.cpp in libproxy 0.4.x before 0.4.9 allows remote servers to have an unspecified impact via a large proxy.pac file.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | libproxy | 0.4.13-7.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:10327-1 |
Advisories 1
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10327-1 libproxy-devel-0.4.13-7.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
References
- openSUSE-SU-2012:1375 vendor-advisory
- 51048 third-party-advisory
- 55909 vdb-entry
- https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups=#%21topic/libproxy/VxZ8No7mT0E
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=864417
- USN-1629-1 vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20121012 libproxy PAC downloading buffer overflows mailing-list
- [oss-security] 20121012 Re: libproxy PAC downloading buffer overflows mailing-list
- http://code.google.com/p/libproxy/source/detail?r=853
- libproxy-urlgetpac-bo(79249) vdb-entry
- [oss-security] 20121016 Re: libproxy PAC downloading buffer overflows mailing-list