Use-after-free in tinyproxy - CVE-2023-49606
Published: May 2, 2024 / Updated: August 9, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU89115
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-49606
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vendor: tinyproxy
Affected software:
tinyproxy
tinyproxy
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in the HTTP Connection Headers parsing. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP header and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-49606
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.