CVE-2020-25219
low
CVSS v3
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CVSS v2
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VIR risk
2.5
Description
url::recvline in url.cpp in libproxy 0.4.x through 0.4.15 allows a remote HTTP server to trigger uncontrolled recursion via a response composed of an infinite stream that lacks a newline character. This leads to stack exhaustion.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-25219
Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-25219.html
Vendor advisory: arch — https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-202012-10
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| arch | fixed | 0.4.16-1 | |
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 0.4.15-15 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 0.4.15-15 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 0.4.15-15 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 0.4.15-15 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 0.4.15-15 |
References
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.