Insecure Default Initialization of Resource in tinyproxy - CVE-2022-40468
Published: August 20, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU79737
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-40468
CWE-ID: CWE-1188
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The 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.
Affected software
tinyproxy
Gentoo Linux
Ubuntu
tinyproxy (Ubuntu package)
tinyproxy-bin (Ubuntu package)
Gentoo Linux
Ubuntu
tinyproxy (Ubuntu package)
tinyproxy-bin (Ubuntu package)
How to mitigate CVE-2022-40468
Install updates from vendor's website.
tinyproxy (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions Ubuntu Pro, 1.10.0-4ubuntu0.1
tinyproxy-bin (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions Ubuntu Pro, 1.10.0-4ubuntu0.1
tinyproxy-bin (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions Ubuntu Pro, 1.10.0-4ubuntu0.1