Description
A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in pacparser up to 1.3.x. Affected by this vulnerability is the function pacparser_find_proxy of the file src/pacparser.c. The manipulation of the argument url leads to buffer overflow. Attacking locally is a requirement. Upgrading to version 1.4.0 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is 853e8f45607cb07b877ffd270c63dbcdd5201ad9. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-215443.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | pacparser | 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 | — |
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.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | pacparser | 1.3.6-1.4 | — |
| Debian 13 | pacparser | 1.3.6-1.4 | — |
| Debian 12 | pacparser | 1.3.6-1.4 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | pacparser | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | pacparser | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | pacparser | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | pacparser | No fix yet | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | pacparser | < 1.4.0 | 1.4.0 | PYSEC-2022-43062 |