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.
CVE-2020-25219
Score 7.5 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2022-05-24. NVD baseline CVSS 7.5; sources differ by 0.0.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 7.5
- EG Score
- 7.5(medium)
- EPSS
- 90.0%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
September 9, 2020
Last Modified
November 21, 2024
References (18)
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00030.html
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00033.html
- cve@mitrehttps://github.com/libproxy/libproxy/issues/134
- cve@mitrehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00012.html
- cve@mitrehttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CNID6EZVOVH7EZB7KFU2EON54CFDIVUR/
- cve@mitrehttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JF5JSONJNO64ARWRVOS6K6HSIPHEF3H2/
- cve@mitrehttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SSVZAAVHBJR3Z4MZNR55QW3OQFAS2STH/
- cve@mitrehttps://usn.ubuntu.com/4514-1/
- cve@mitrehttps://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4800
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00030.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00033.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/libproxy/libproxy/issues/134
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00012.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CNID6EZVOVH7EZB7KFU2EON54CFDIVUR/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JF5JSONJNO64ARWRVOS6K6HSIPHEF3H2/
Patch Availability(3)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | python-libproxy (0.4.11-5ubuntu1.1) @ xenial | 2026-05-26 | ubuntu |
| redhat | libproxy-0:0.4.15-5.5.el8_10 | 2024-11-05 | redhat |
| redhat | libproxy-0:0.4.15-5.4.el8_8 | 2024-09-03 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
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- Microsoft MSRCCVE-2020-252192021-12-16
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.
- Red HatRHEA-2024:8852MODERATE2020-09-09
RHEA-2024:8852 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2024:6205MODERATE2020-09-09
RHSA-2024:6205 — Moderate
- UbuntuUSN-4514-1MEDIUM
libproxy vulnerability
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