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High
CVE-2020-25219
url::recvline in url.cpp in libproxy 0.4.x through 0.4.15 allows a...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://github.com/libproxy/libproxy/issues/134
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00012.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4514-1/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CNID6EZVOVH7EZB7KFU2EON54CFDIVUR/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JF5JSONJNO64ARWRVOS6K6HSIPHEF3H2/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SSVZAAVHBJR3Z4MZNR55QW3OQFAS2STH/
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00030.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00033.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4800
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Affected Vendor
libproxy project
View all reports →Affected Software
libproxy, debian linux, fedora, leap, ubuntu linux
Vulnerable Versions:
0.4.0, 9.0, 10.0, 31, 32, 33, 15.1, 15.2, 16.04, 18.04, 20.04
Timeline
Official Publish:
September 9th, 2020
Last Modified:
August 4th, 2024
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.