CVE-2012-2942 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in HAProxy versions prior to 1.4.21, specifically affecting the header capture functionality when global.tune.bufsize is increased and header rewriting is enabled. This flaw carries a CVSS score of 5.1, indicating a medium severity due to its network-based attack vector and high attack complexity, potentially leading to denial of service or arbitrary code execution. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.4.20CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:haproxy:haproxy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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