CVE-2012-0804

critical
Published 2012-05-29 · Modified 2026-04-29
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
10.0
VIR risk
10.0

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the proxy_connect function in src/client.c in CVS 1.11 and 1.12 allows remote HTTP proxy servers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTTP response.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-0804

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — http://secunia.com/advisories/48142

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — http://secunia.com/advisories/48063

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — http://secunia.com/advisories/47869

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
debian debianbookwormfixed2:1.12.13+real-7
debian debianbullseyefixed2:1.12.13+real-7
debian debianforkyfixed2:1.12.13+real-7
debian debiansidfixed2:1.12.13+real-7
debian debiantrixiefixed2:1.12.13+real-7

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
cvscvs1.11
cvscvs1.12

References

CWEs

CWE-119

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.