rofl0r/proxychains-ng <= 4.17 Stack-based Buffer Overflow
Vulnerability Description
rofl0r/proxychains-ng versions up to and including 4.17 and prior to commit cc005b7 contain a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the function proxy_from_string() located in src/libproxychains.c. When parsing crafted proxy configuration entries containing overly long username or password fields, the application may write beyond the bounds of fixed-size stack buffers, leading to memory corruption or crashes. This vulnerability may allow denial of service and, under certain conditions, could be leveraged for further exploitation depending on the execution environment and applied mitigations.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
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Credits & Attribution
The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:
- Vlatko Kosturjak with Marlink Cyber
References
- https://github.com/marlinkcyber/advisories/blob/main/advisories/MCSAID-2025-008-proxychains-ng-stack-buffer-overflow-proxy_from_string.md
- https://github.com/rofl0r/proxychains-ng/issues/606
- https://github.com/httpsgithu/proxychains-ng/commit/cc005b7
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/rofl0r-proxychains-ng-stack-based-buffer-overflow
Affected Vendor
rofl0r
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