Information disclosure in Tinyproxy
| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2022-40468 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-1188 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
tinyproxy Other software / Other software solutions |
| Vendor | tinyproxy |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
1) Insecure Default Initialization of Resource
EUVDB-ID: #VU79737
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 3.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-40468
CWE-ID:
CWE-1188 - Insecure Default Initialization of Resource
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to potential leak of left-over heap data if custom error page templates contain special non-standard variables. A remote attacker can gain access to sensitive information.
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionstinyproxy: 1.11.0 - 1.11.1
External linkshttp://github.com/tinyproxy/tinyproxy/issues/457
http://github.com/tinyproxy/tinyproxy/blob/84f203fb1c4733608c7283bbe794005a469c4b00/src/reqs.c#L346
http://github.com/tinyproxy/tinyproxy/issues/457#issuecomment-1264176815
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-27
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
