Insecure Default Initialization of Resource in tinyproxy - CVE-2022-40468

 

Insecure Default Initialization of Resource in tinyproxy - CVE-2022-40468

Published: August 20, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU79737
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-40468
CWE-ID: CWE-1188
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: tinyproxy
Affected software:
tinyproxy

Detailed vulnerability description

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.


How to mitigate CVE-2022-40468

Install updates from vendor's website.

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