Input validation error in tinyproxy - CVE-2011-1843

 

Input validation error in tinyproxy - CVE-2011-1843

Published: May 3, 2011 / Updated: August 11, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU45096
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-1843
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.

Integer overflow in conf.c in Tinyproxy before 1.8.3 might allow remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions in opportunistic circumstances via a TCP connection, related to improper handling of invalid port numbers.


Affected software

tinyproxy
Fedora
tinyproxy

How to mitigate CVE-2011-1843

Install update from vendor's website.

tinyproxy - update to 1.8.3-1.el6

External References

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