Description
A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in pacparser up to 1.3.x. Affected by this vulnerability is the function pacparser_find_proxy of the file src/pacparser.c. The manipulation of the argument url leads to buffer overflow. Attacking locally is a requirement. Upgrading to version 1.4.0 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is 853e8f45607cb07b877ffd270c63dbcdd5201ad9. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-215443.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/manugarg/pacparser/issues/99
Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?id.215443
Scores
CVSS v3
5.3
EPSS
0.0019
EPSS Percentile
40.5%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Details
CWE
CWE-119
CWE-120
Status
published
Products (1)
pacparser_project/pacparser
< 1.4.0
Published
Dec 13, 2022
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026