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Debian LTS: Security Advisory for libproxy (DLA-2450-1)
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Debian Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
6.8
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
3 years ago
Modified
Modified
3 years ago
Summary
The remote host is missing an update for the 'libproxy' package(s) announced via the DLA-2450-1 advisory.
Insight
Insight
Li Fei found that libproxy, a library for automatic proxy configuration management, was vulnerable to a buffer overflow vulnerability when receiving a large PAC file from a server without a Content-Length header in the response.
Affected Software
Affected Software
'libproxy' package(s) on Debian Linux.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
For Debian 9 stretch, this problem has been fixed in version 0.4.14-2+deb9u2. We recommend that you upgrade your libproxy packages.