CVE-2008-0633 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Buffer overflow in Anon Proxy Server 0.102 and earlier, when user authentication is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (exception) via a user name with a large number of quotes, which triggers the overflow during escaping.

Published: 2008-02-06

Score: 6.0 Medium

EPSS: 1.9% Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:anon_proxy_server:anon_proxy_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-0643	Buffer overflow in Anon Proxy Server 0.102 and earlier, when user authentication is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (exception) via a user name with a large number of quotes, which triggers the overflow during escaping.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01931.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3618
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487446/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27593
https://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=138780&release_id=571924

History

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Subscriptions

Anon Proxy Server Anon Proxy Server

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-02-06T20:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T07:54:22.501Z

Reserved: 2008-02-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-0633

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-02-06T21:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:50:01.923

Link: CVE-2008-0633

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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